Preachers, Kill your Darlings!

‘In extreme circumstances, the assailants can be stopped by removing the head or destroying the brain.’ (Jeremy Thompson, Shaun of the Dead)

The Seed, The Serpent and Chekhov’s Rifle

“If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.” (Anton Chekov)

Rebuttal by Rhyme

There is much to be said for the undervalued, quintessentially English form of theological defence: the humble limerick.

The Darkness

Darkness covered the land for three hours. What was that all about?