Read a story gleaned from grammar.
Discover characters plucked from punctuation. Encounter the creatures lurking in language. Enter the fantastic world of Grammar and Slang, a world inhabited by words and punctuation marks—unique creatures with remarkable powers.
Full Stop reigns supreme. His nemesis Comma has more powers than any other Mark. Among the parts of speech, verbs and nouns rule sentence construction. Pronouns are lowly stand-ins. Suffixes and prefixes battle for word status. Literals, a rare brand of word, shape-shift. Everyday words are characters with extraordinary powers. Gut is clairvoyant; Mojo alters fortunes; Collywobbles instils jitters; the insidious Crackhead poisons; and Hypnosis compels obedience. The figures of speech are guardians of good.
In this suspenseful world of intrigue, commonplace items are transformed. A dictionary inspires a plot. A stapler poses danger. Shredders are formidable tools. An all-powerful eraser generates a quest. Ordinary aspects of language trigger adventure. A Comma splice creates a mystery. Abbreviations reveal a sinister plan. Contractions are born of treachery. Hyphen’s gradual disappearance from the English language is an ominous conspiracy. Warring Marks steal each other’s functions. An encounter with the phobia prefixes, Arachno-, Agora-, Choro-, Dendro-, Claustro-, brings peril.
