Fiction Tuesday – Pow-Wow

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes What happened next remained a blur in Will’s mind for years to come. A sergeant ordered the Red Boots to deploy and engage the enemy while shouting, “Sir, get the reboot team out of here, we’ll hold them off!” Someone grabbed…

Unpacking Caught Up

We just made the final turn, and things are about to get rather interesting. Let’s unpack. Through Downtown As I was writing the scene I found myself pondering from whence I drew the description of the population’s status. The more I wrote, the more I began to understand, it came from the Civil War. I…

Fiction Tuesday – Caught Up

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will refused to speak with the Narrator as their company made it’s way out of the city 1. They left the campus of Boarsblemish University and marched through downtown, surrounded by a terrified civilian population. Much of the populace gazed upon…

Unpacking Announcements

I forgot to publish this last week! This has been a fascinating week for me, so my “unpacking” post is a day late. If you’ve not yet read “Announcements” you’ll want to do so before you continue. The last gasp of The Realm’s only hope is about to be taken. Things look bleak, let’s unpack….

Fiction Tuesday – Announcements

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will joined with the others in his party as they awaited Bug’s order to move out. Their vehicles were to be left behind, as their engines had too much potential to attract attention, so everything the group would need was carried…

Unpacking A Brief Delay

“A Brief Delay” is another scene which I added in order to fit the way the story was flowing. There’s some cool things going on, so let’s unpack. Home? Sindy may have pushed Bug to make the offer of escorting Will home, but he really didn’t need much prodding. Bug thought Nobody’s plans for The…