Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes. “Grampa,” said Billy. “I can’t find my action figure. Can you help me look for it?” Grampa looked down at Billy and smiled gently, “Sure thing, now which action figure are we looking for?” Billy shuffled his feet and sighed, “The…
Tag: Fantasy
Fantasy
It’s Finished
Throughout my life I’ve written stories in my mind. My imagination turned ball point pens into space ships, and my toys into actors on a stage. I daydreamed my tales as I suffered through grade school, and endured the taunts of people who found my “gaze into nowhere” odd. In my mind life was always…
Fiction Tuesday (on Thursday) – Overlook
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link It took twenty minutes for the companions to cross the bridge, and Jeremy urged them on the entire way. “Come on, it’s safe. I know it’s safe!” The others didn’t…
Fiction Tuesday – Vacancy
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link Jeremy led the group down the road toward the distant bridge. The weather had warmed once more, and many of the companions were beginning to sweat in the heat. Still,…
Fiction Tuesday (On Monday) – Bridging Worlds
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link As the party journeyed South Jeremy’s memory continued to return, though though it was still spotty. He began to remember portions of his earlier life, but not concrete details about…
Unpacking Returned
Here is another unexpected interlude to the story I wasn’t expecting during my initial outline. It serves as a fitting send off for a fallen friend, and allows for some character development at the same time. It amazes me how the needs of the tale manage to create these turns, even long after I began…
