Thalia’s Musings is a series of original novels written by Amethyst Marie. It’s narrated by Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, as she observes the comedy, drama, and tragedy of the ancient Greek pantheon. But when Thalia becomes more than an observer, the Fates take notice. Are Thalia’s powers limited to helping mortal playwrights hack out a comedy sketch, or can . . .
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Thalia’s Musings is a series of original novels written by Amethyst Marie. It’s narrated by Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, as she observes the comedy, drama, and tragedy of the ancient Greek pantheon. But when Thalia becomes more than an observer, the Fates take notice. Are Thalia’s powers limited to helping mortal playwrights hack out a comedy sketch, or can . . .
The following story is true- except for the parts I totally made up. The names have been changed to protect the people I loved and to protect me from the people I hated. . . .
For centuries, the Lands of Night and Light have been locked in a struggle of light against darkness. This is about life in the Land of Night, a place where even Dark Lords have hobbies. . . .
In 1996, Dr. Beuctus Guggenheim, head of Research and Development at Cantspell’s Olde Fashund Soupe Phactorie, was given the task of creating a preservative for cream of mushroom soup. His actions set into motion a cataclysm, opening a link between our world and the ‘Mushroom Zone’. Soon a legion of Mushrooms claimed our world for their empire. A campaign of . . .
Share the lives and loves of Riley and his friends, as told through the eyes of their gal pal Ellie. Each self-contained episode follows the friends as they go through the highs and lows of romance and dating. At the center of it all is Riley and his journey as he wonders what ever happened to that great love that . . .
The most exciting, hilarious and gruesome battles ever to take place in the hypothetical world! What would happen if . . . ? . . .
A full understanding of Bent Magnus begins with his mind. Imagine if you poured the intellectual horsepower of Einstein, Edison, and Ben Franklin all into one man. Now imagine that the man wasn’t a total pansy, like those other guys, and you have Bent Magnus. Beginning with his birth at the “Fight of the Century” in 1910, Bent Magnus . . .
The adventures and ongoings of local radio personalities Cyrus McLean Scott and his friend Conrad Harris in the town of Hyperion, Michigan. Also featuring radio station intern Phil Turner, budding singer/songwriter and police station janitor Polly McIntyre, niece of the police chief. The stories are fairly self-contained but a larger storyline or two are always present. . . .
The Ladybird is a comedy action serial about the unlikely and unwilling Nellidae Cocci, a superheroine from a dysfunctional future who is sent to the past along with her nemesis Doctor Annamaria H. Coulter, thanks to the latter’s glitchy time machine. Now in the nation of Amera in 2012, Ladybird must contend with conservative politicians, cynical media, crazy villains and . . .
Eelsvale: Population 1,355. Magic: Some. Sally Carter writes the fiction column in The Eelsvale Pages, but is a little low on weekly originality. Then she meets Detective Hood, recently turned freelance (reasons unknown). He has bit of a reputation, and a knack, for trouble, and doesn’t seem to mind her company (or else he probably wouldn’t keep turning . . .
Cul de Sac Blues is a continuing series about life in a suburban cul-de-sac. Follow the ups and downs of day-to-day life and meet the various characters who inhabit this peculiar piece of the suburban landscape. . . .
The Life and Times of Car Johnson is a wild romp through the mind of a man who doesn’t realize just how pathetic he really is. Insanity never tasted so hilarious. . . .
When I was a teen, I went through an ancient Greek mythology phase. This would have been a major geekfest for me then, and even now I really appreciate seeing the Greek gods getting some love, when the current vogue tends to run to Celtic or East European mythology.
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I once had a version of this review that started out long and rambling to make the point that the story used to have a nine part Prologue, which is just silly. I was being facetious, trying to write a humorous review, because the story itself is hilarious comedy.
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