Getting this out way late, I’ve been under the weather so my writing is taking a bit of a hit. Still, this was a fun scene to write and deserves to have some unpacking. Let’s get to it! The effects of Satire I adore satire as an art form. The works of Terry Pratchett, Douglas…
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Fantasy
Fiction Tuesday – The Satire Shield
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “OK kid, heads up,” Bug said as he poked Will’s arm. Jarred out of his silent revery, the teen looked over toward the gnome and saw something odd. He was shimmering. It wasn’t just a halo surrounding his shape, his entire…
Unpacking The Aftermath
Originally, Will was supposed to wake up in Boarsblemish after the fight on the road. But I felt there needed to be a more immediate resolution to that encounter, and thus “The Aftermath” came to be. Let’s unpack. Will’s Fever Will doesn’t know it, but when he confronted the Lawyers he was running a fever…
Fiction Tuesday – The Aftermath
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will jolted awake when transport in which he’d been laid hit a deep gash in the dirt road. “What? What’s going on?” He sat up quickly, narrowly missing hitting his head on the transport’s ceiling. “Easy, Will,” Sindy’s voice soothed. “It’s…
Unpacking Something Happens
The story up to this point has been fun, but hasn’t answered a rather important question. Why is Will so special? Now we begin to see. The Last Debacle The Mark VI was Nobody’s first attempt to power a motored transport with an “Applied Imagination Battery.” Theoretically this battery could have lasted for several months…
Fiction Tuesday – Something Happens
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Agent Other escorted the group off the train and loaded them on to some military-looking vehicles parked on a nearby dirt road. They’d been instructed to remain silent until they’d been properly loaded, which Nobody seemed to forget every sixth step….
