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July 2009 - Posts
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9th of August, 1511 was a crisp and sunny morning in Villach Austria. The birds were singing and the smell of freshly cut grass permeated the air. I was perched with his my legs crossed on the bench in my garden reading one of my father’s alchemy books Read More...
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And so we come to the end of Paracelsus’s account of the Lightning Gnome but you may be wondering how I would come across such a manuscript from another universe. And the answer would be... I didn’t. I made it all up. But that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Read More...
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TLG gets to his feet and brushes the dirt from his tunic. He looks around cave and everything is how he left it, except there are no bees, or Cosmo. Leonardo is sitting on the floor a few yards away, looking as bewildered as he could be. TLG turned to Read More...
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Suddenly the inky black cold tube is gone and TLG finds himself freefalling now in an expansive sky. Still speeding down ahead of him, an ambiguous writhing cloud of ethereal gas and tentacles is falling through the air. TLG looks up behind him to see Read More...
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The last time TLG had travelled through this mirror, he was thrown into a universe filled of trees and landscape. This was not that sort of vortex. TLG finds himself floating in a void. Leonardo is nowhere to be seen and he is once again, all alone and Read More...
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*The Darkness* TLG just lay on the ground face down but unscathed. He lay there for a moment to gather his thoughts. His lightning cloud was arcing lightning bolts to his head as he lay there on the ground with his face was pressed against the its cold Read More...
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*The Return* There was a load bang and TLG finds himself with Robin back in the Orange world from which there journey had began. TLG stands up and looks at Robin, who is just standing there, still with the little Etherscope between his claws. TLG Laughs Read More...
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When TLG awoke with from his typically broken sleep, he found Robin floating over his head and gazing down at him. At least the impression was such but it was hard to tell these days which way was up or down or sideways for that matter. ‘Come on little Read More...
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‘What are Starmites’ TLG asks as he attempts to steady himself against the inside of the Etherscope. ‘You will see little one, but first we must get going, we have a long way to go, so I will explain everything on the way.’ *The Super Star* At that, the Read More...
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Robin bent down towards TLG until his snout was almost touching TLG's node. TLG tried to move but was frozen with fear. Long gone was the feeling of comfort and security emitted by the Ghost head who had now been replace by an indescribable unearthly Read More...
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BANG! TLG was woken by the impact of colliding with solid ground but he was not hurt. His cloud was back in place above his head and he imaged it might have helped break his fall. But surly a cloud has not the substance. TLG sat up and rubbed his head. Read More...
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When he awoke he opened his eyes but otherwise just lay there, motionless, gathering his thoughts as he tried to make sense of the previous day’s events. He thought to himself that, getting into such dangerous situations is something he should avoid in Read More...
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As TLG approached the muddy flat shoreline he eases the controls as the Bee slows to a hover and descends to the muddy floor. The legs of the Giant insect sink into the mud slightly as the wings slow to a stop. The trap door once jammed now opens easily Read More...
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But he did not feel differently. He awoke before Nimrod and quickly but quietly drew together his possessions and sneaked out of Nimrods cabin. He stuffed his pocket with a small amount of bread started on his way. The stormy weather of the night had Read More...
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*Gnome Village* Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a small creature called, Lightning Gnome, or ‘The Lightning Gnome’ (TLG hereafter). A descriptive title bestowed upon him by his contemporaries on account of his disposition which I will Read More...
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“The Lightning Gnome” is a story that must be told. Let me introduce myself. I am Theophrastus Phillippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim but you can just call me Paracelsus. Let me start with a short synopsis of this story. I call it a story, but it Read More...
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To the Reader Infinity is a funny thing when you think about it. As a child, I used to stare up at the night sky and the stars and wonder how far it went. But it was absurd to think it would all just stop somewhere. I used to imagine a brick wall at the Read More...
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