Opening up a restaurant in a haunted house with a man-eating fridge, a giant rat, a mute hobo, etc. . . . has never been so strange. . . .
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Having crash-landed on the most boring planet in the universe, a disgruntled spaceman struggles to survive. As he attempts to adjust to his new environment, he recalls moments from his past and the events that led to his current predicament. . . .
This is the story of Karen Kanast, a single, thirty-something owner of The Dusty Rose Cafe. The entries you have read are the on-going chronicles of her life. . . .
Stories with a nice dose of the unusual: A demon who rebels against Lucifer; a girl whose family adopts a robot; childhood friends who reunite on board a space elevator. Science fiction and fantasy, with occasional dips-of-the-toe into other genres. The main blog also includes drawings and comments on writing. . . .
An exploration of moments in history through the eyes of someone who was there. Cutler Phiney visits people involved in singular events, and gives us some insight into the people and their situation. He is an extraordinary figure of history, but not in history. While he has been involved in many important events, he is not recorded in a . . .
The Department of Minor Incompetence Correction is a quasi-governmental agency that battles the forces of incompetence through unorthodox means. Its newest recruit, Brandon Wilson, finds himself suddenly thrust into the weird and below-the-radar world of incompetence and competence, along with a host of equally strange denizens from chapter #257. “To change big things you have to change small things, . . .
Serial about the members of a writing club in England. Stephen King is an aspiring novelist who joins his local writing club only to find it run by a bunch of pensioners who have no intention of bringing the club into the 21st century. Follow Stephen as he attempts to bring much needed change to the club while the . . .
Two secret agents. One fedora-wearing sidekick. A spectre. A fat but wise and creepily all-knowing chipmunk. Candy Land. These are just a few of the unpleasant delights awaiting you . . . . Elevenses is an adventure, a quest, a comedy, and a parodic stew. It is a collaboration between two writers whose identities must remain anonymous, for security reasons. Here you will . . .
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 . . .
James Decker just won’t stay dead. Slain while rescuing a young woman from a would-be rapist, he finds himself in a pseudo-life, caught between two realities, belonging to neither. Haunted by the ghosts of his father and grandfather, he learns that the woman he rescued is in fact an Innocent, the physical embodiment of hope. As it turns out, seeing . . .
The History of Oeuf tells the story of the small world of Oeuf and its curious inhabitance. Learn of their incredibly silly beliefs, their hopeless attempts to master their environment and their bizarre social conventions. Learn of their history, their kings and queens, their scientist and philosophers, their lovers, fools and faiths. On Earth it took humanity ten-thousand years to . . .
Tracy, the new girl in the office sends all the latest gossip to her friend, Emma. . . .
None of the big time super teams bother with River City – it’s not even flyover territory anymore but that doesn’t mean there aren’t villains aplenty so the Local Heroes fight crime with a league of their own. . . .
First and foremost: Darkside is fun. It’s a rollicking fantasy adventure that starts with a bang and doesn’t slow down. It has humor, likable characters, and an engaging first person narrator.
The summary sums up the story well (I know, who would have thunk it, right?) so there’s really not much [more . . .]
This is a bit of an odd animal really. It’s a blogfic in the truest sense of the word. It’s not just fiction on a blog but a blog by a fictional character. In this case the fictional character is a spider, who’s had enough of seeing her friends squished by the homeowner or eaten by his cat and resolves [more . . .]