Description (as much as is possible):

Their world is a bundt cake tin, known as Whinscheschdtmyre, and their god is a frog named Chummy. Indeed, this is not merely a story to be read, but a nonsensical world to be explored.

Supported by a sprawling compendium of chronicles, glossaries, timelines, and other surviving documents, this account of a legendary world has been assembled by a deliberately obtuse narrator whose confidence and egotism exceed their attention span. Kingdoms rise and are swiftly crushed under the hooves of leviathans. Prophets spread impossible visions—and they’re usually right! Entire peoples appear, vanish, and reinvent themselves, as plagues, visits from extraterrestrials, bouts of religious fanaticism, and pointless wars rage on. Somewhere within the crude-humored chaos and hundreds of characters, lies a rich, disorienting history and a world to get lost in.

The Tlaqneth is an experimental fantasy epic at heart, followed by an appendix nearly four times its size, wrapped up in the most puzzling, incoherent, and unpalatable attire. It’s an endless network of rabbit holes, red herrings, and wild goose chases.

A Bit About the Writing/Reading Process:

I started writing this nonsensical fantasy epic in February of 2021, and did not finish until June 2026. Written in collaboration with my lifelong friend, Zachary, this work represents the combined imaginative effort of our unique friendship. It includes hundreds of wild characters with such names as Thar ut Gloop, Kimikikinikimitriis, and Lawn Mower, whose stories and experiences are each wilder than the last. (Worry not, included at the very end is a comprehensive pronunciation guide with both phonetic and IPA spelling!) Our goal in writing this 700+ page tome was to push the boundaries of ridiculous and comedic fantasy world-building.

While the actual "narrative" is only about 150 pages and can be feasibly be read in just one or two sittings, the depth of this work comes not from reading the tale in a traditional manner, but in diving deep into the Glossary, Chronology, Genealogy, Geography, Gallery, and Selections in search of clarity, truth, or something to laugh at. Part of why it took us over five years to finish it was because we just had too much fun re-reading it and recalling favorite moments.