We’ve tiptoed in The Realm for a few scenes, and now we begin our long descent into quirky oddness. Let’s unpack. Breaking Convention The references to narrative convention are absolutely inspired by the likes of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Jasper Fforde. I make no apologies for this, but given the story’s setting it’s also…
Category: Fantasy
Fantasy
Fiction Tuesday – Actually Actualized
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes When Will woke up he found himself lying on an old, pea-green, sofa. Narrative convention dictated he should have had either an ice-pack on his head or a cup of cold tea sitting by him on a table. Professor Nobody neglected…
Unpacking Introductory AI
Here is where the fun begins. I remember when I first wrote this passage back in 2011, trying to figure out what sort of nonsense I could throw into the narrative. Let’s unpack. Knocks which ring Bug pounding on the door, only to produce the sound of a doorbell, is pretty much par of the…
Fiction Tuesday – Introductory AI
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Bug marched up to the door and banged on it with a heavy fist. Will expected to hear the typical “thud” which he associated with door-knocking. Instead, he was startled when a bell rang each time the gnome’s fist met the…
Unpacking Down the Alley
We’re almost to the introduction of my favorite Penny Gnomes character! This short interlude offers some insight to the absurdity of The Realm, let’s unpack. No Entry There really aren’t supposed to be any non-gnomes in Great Roll. The last wizard 1 who travelled to the city was, indeed, on trial for counterfeiting. Sometimes dwarves…
Fiction Tuesday – Down the Alley
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will and Bug walked through the streets of Great Roll for about fifteen minutes. Everywhere they went gnomes would stop and stare at Will as he passed, and the attention made him extremely uncomfortable. “Bug.” “Yah kid?” “You said the gnomes…
