Ok, I think I figured this out.

What I was missing was

$show_statuses = array('published');

in the stub file. I was using the default

$show_statuses = array();

I will post back if this turns out to be some kinda fluke :p

Looks like the problem is only partly solved

I have set the skin in my stub file.

When I hit the stub file, stubfilename.php, it displays my blog using the skin that I set in the stub file. So that's all good.

Now the problem occurs when I click on one of the posts in the blog. It opens the post using the default skin and not the skin I set in the stub file.

Is there any way around this?

This is what my stub file looks like:

<?php
$blog = 6;

$skin = 'terrafirma';

$show_statuses = array('published');

$timestamp_min = '';

$timestamp_max = 'now';

# Additionnaly, you can set other values (see URL params in the manual)...
# $order = 'ASC'; // This for example would display the blog in chronological order...


require_once dirname(__FILE__).'/conf/_config.php';

require $inc_path.'_blog_main.inc.php';
?>