Greetings, travelers, and welcome once more to the winding paths of the Otherworld. Today’s journey is a little stranger than most. It’s more puzzle than path, and more reflection than revelation. We’re stepping into another piece of a sprawling creative tapestry from an ever-enigmatic author who has finally let his guise slip, just a bit. If you enjoy stories that blur the lines between game, philosophy, and metafiction, then you’ll want to read on to learn more about Grasshopper Sharpshooter.
Author No Originality—now operating under the moniker Armond Coleman—returns with another mind-bending experiment in narrative design, and it’s one that challenges how stories are told. More than that, it changes how they are understood, in part because this book, like The Ole Antmythopoeia, invites you to become a part of the story yourself. In Grasshopper Sharpshooter (one of two books with different presentations), part of the story is framed by the journey of a metafictional deity in pursuit of meaning itself. But within chasing the impossible goal, the reader is invited along as well, and it’s open to interpretation in some wild and wondrous ways. The result is a narrative that feels equal parts philosophical quest, puzzle box, and collaborative experience between author and reader, but it’s one that is unlike any other kind of experience, certainly.
A metafictional deity embarks on a 1000 year pilgrimage to learn the intrinsic meaning of his Life.
How?
By challenging and beating an Axiom in an existential duel. Alas, to even do so requires achieving a rare feat amongst the gods: staying alive and reaching the Age of 99 first.
Whether he succeeds in his quest will depend on the reader.
An “interpretation game” like no other, players will need to piece together a corrupted story by weaving together the various text and illustrations into a narrative that makes since to them.
I’ve a strange tale to tell you. A tale that the plants tell themselves whenever Naranathism comes to greet them. A tale about a metafictional video game called GRASSHOPPER SHARPSHOOTER.
This isn’t a passive reading experience, but an invitation to participate. Readers weave together fragmented text, imagery, and layered symbolism to construct their own understanding of events. It’s a story that shifts depending on perspective, encouraging introspection, curiosity, and a willingness to engage with ambiguity. Think of it as a tarot spread whose meaning evolves with every reading. Beyond its experimental structure, the book also continues Coleman’s signature strengths: clever conceptual worldbuilding, an appreciation for multimedia storytelling, and an underlying philosophical curiosity about existence and belief. And of course, it also taps into the zigzagging narrative presence of Coleman’s previous works. If you’re ready to step into a story that challenges convention and invites you to become a co-creator in its meaning, don’t hesitate. Take your place in the interpretation game and discover Grasshopper Sharpshooter: A Coin-Flip Duology of Divine Madness on Gumroad today!
Michael DeAngelo
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