This week’s scene was a bit darker than what we’ve encountered previously in Penny Gnomes, but for some good reasons 1. Let’s unpack. Officer Gibbles Gibbles is one gnome with serious issues. As he said, he fought two tours of duty fighting off the Copyright Horde around Boarsblemish. During his second tour he was wounded…
Tag: Fantasy
Fantasy
Fiction Tuesday – Privy Counsel
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…
Unpacking You Can’t Fight City Hall
“You Can’t Fight City Hall” is the first new scene written for *In the Land of the Penny Gnomes” in nearly four years. I can’t say I wasn’t a bit nervous about getting back into the voices of these characters, but going over my previous material the past several months has really helped. I had…
Fiction Tuesday – You Can’t Fight City Hall
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…
Unpacking The End of All Things
This scene marks the end of my pre-existing material for In The Land of the Penny Gnomes. From here on out, we’re sailing into barely charted waters. Some big things are revealed in this passage, let’s unpack. The Down Side Every government contract has a down side. In Nobody’s case, that down side was the…
Fiction Tuesday – The End Of All Things
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?”…
