Back when I began writing In the Land of the Penny Gnomes I was probably on a Pratchett, Adams, Fforde reading spree. It shows. The ideas are, hopefully, original enough they are seen as homages rather than blatant rip-offs. All I know is I’m laughing as I write this stuff. Let’s unpack. Narrative Convention It…
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Fiction Tuesday – Wide Awake
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “Ow.” Will slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying, once more, on the pea green sofa. This time Will had both an ice pack on his head and a cup of cold tea sitting on a nearby coffee table. His…
Fiction Tuesday – A Plurality of Views
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “Lawyers?” Bug nodded. “Yah, kid. Lawyers. They’re actively scanning The Realm to launch injunctions, and saying a name like you know who is a good way to help them pinpoint our location.” “I’m so confused.” The Professor reached up and patted…
Unpacking Actually Actualized
We’ve tiptoed in The Realm for a few scenes, and now we begin our long descent into quirky oddness. Let’s unpack. Breaking Convention The references to narrative convention are absolutely inspired by the likes of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Jasper Fforde. I make no apologies for this, but given the story’s setting it’s also…
Fiction Tuesday – Actually Actualized
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes When Will woke up he found himself lying on an old, pea-green, sofa. Narrative convention dictated he should have had either an ice-pack on his head or a cup of cold tea sitting by him on a table. Professor Nobody neglected…
Unpacking Introductory AI
Here is where the fun begins. I remember when I first wrote this passage back in 2011, trying to figure out what sort of nonsense I could throw into the narrative. Let’s unpack. Knocks which ring Bug pounding on the door, only to produce the sound of a doorbell, is pretty much par of the…
