Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “Kid, wake up. We’re here.” Will felt a not-so-gentle boot nudge his side as he fought himself back to consciousness. “Let’s go kid, it’s not nice to keep the cops waiting.” As if to reiterate Bug’s statement a voice squeaked from…

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “Oh dear. I wonder who that could be?” Nobody skipped merrily over to the stairs, and then proceeded to bound up them. Everyone else took a moment to stare dumbly at the others, then shrugged and followed The Professor up the…

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will didn’t like the sound of Nobody’s pronouncement. Neither had Sindy, who wheeled angrily toward her father. “And what do you mean by that?” “Hmmm? Oh, well, yes. There is a down-side to every government contract.” “Dad, what did you do?”…

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will stared at Sindy. Up until this point she hadn’t been interested in what Bug and Nobody were up to. In fact, she’d been outwardly hostile to their efforts. But something seemed to have softened her opinion. She didn’t pause after…

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes The bookshelf was moved far enough by the Professor’s pushes to reveal a stone passage leading down a set of stairs. Nobody bounded into the passage and called back over his shoulder, “Come on everyone, and watch your step!” Bug followed…

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “Sindy,” Will stammered. He wasn’t sure how to continue his sentence. The memory of Sindy screaming at Bug in the city square still echoed in Will’s memory. He finally decided to continue with, “Thanks for getting me some extra clothes.” “Oh,…