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…
Tag: Fiction
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?”…
Unpacking Fading Memory
“Fading Memory” offers so much in terms of world building and character development. Let’s unpack. Dangerous Lawyers The Copyright Hoard is, indeed, dangerous. Boarsblemish barely survived the initial seige, and their defenses were the only obstacle in the way of the Hoard completely overwhelming The Realm. Had it fallen, only the territories inhabited by the…
