Speaking of short stories

[swan_tower]

The Story That Is Not Allowed to Call Itself "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," No Matter What It Thinks:




The Zokutou site is down. Sadness.

Anyway, this is not the story I thought I'd be writing this month. It was going to be the ghost-prince story. But that one has grown Significance that I'm not quite sure what to do with, so it's composting a while longer, and in the meantime I'm writing something I forgot to include on the previous list: a piece that I think is my first attempt at a genuinely humorous story.

(Short form is, it's a silly take on D&D-style fantasy. It has nothing to do with summer camp, but like "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," it belongs to the micro-genre of Distressing Letters From Your Wayward Offspring.)

(Oddly enough, the quickest way to make D&D-style fantasy funny is to take it seriously.)

I'm very much making this one up as it goes along. Though I should figure out soon what was up with the temple roof thing, and also where the rest of it is trying to go.

I have a week to figure it out.

Comments

[celestinenox]

Those annoying stories, attempting to title themselves something completely inappropriate. Taking on Significance. Bah! ;o)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

the quickest way to make D&D-style fantasy funny is to take it seriously...

So very true ;o)

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Having put the idea in my head, you are obligated to follow through on it. I look forward to your D&D summer camp story. Bonus points if it scans well.

P.S. - I am pretty sure this is how filk was born.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Oh god. It would be like My Little Adventurers' Camp or something. Where you would have sparring games against juvenile kobolds and goblins. And merit badges for learning to spot tripwires.

[snickelish.livejournal.com]

(Oddly enough, the quickest way to make D&D-style fantasy funny is to take it seriously.)

LOL. I cannot help but think that this says something significant about D&D-style fantasy...