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• C is for Crater City
  [Modern Strangeness]
  "Oh, they look fairly normal for a bunch of Australian desert rats, but they act strangely and strange things happen in the town that tend to give outsiders the willies. "
  
  
• C-115/B AKA Dogbot
  [Humor, Robots, Science Fiction]
  "...it would begin shipping 'the cutting edge in robotic pets,' Dogbot. This canine robot would be, the press releases said, 'the ultimate pet and the finest robotic unit' available to the general populace. Then came the disastrous product demonstration ... which was ... broadcast worldwide. "
  
  
• California "Hooray for Hollyweird"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Robots, Science Fiction]
  "No, our story now moves ahead seven years to the third upgrade of the AI that all of these robots used. You remember, the one that made them all self aware? "
  
  
• Canadian Time Bombs
  [Science Fiction]
  "On another Earth, in 1990, Canadian scientists working at a top secret lab found a way ... "
  
  
• Cape of Leaping
  [Fantasy]
  "The Cape of Leaping is a much sought after magical item among thieves.  "
  
  
• Captain Modan Wanderer
  [Fantasy, Modern, Modern Fantasy]
  "He has even infiltrated Giant Folk buildings in search of supplies. If he was a human, he'd wear a fedora and his last name would be Jones. "
  
  
• Captain Pari of the Solar Service
  [Steampunk]
  "Captain Pari is a proven combat veteran who is tough, brave, efficient and able to think fast under pressure. She has ... "
  
  
• Chief Constable Wilfred Tilden
  [Modern]
  "In some cases, this can be as simple as helping an alien gas up their spacecraft with liquefied sheep dung. ... All in a days work for C.C. Tilden. "
  
  
• Clankwell
  [Alternate Worlds, Humor, Pulp, Science Fiction]
  "... when this wispy haired old chap strolls in with some sort of mechanical man thingy. Why, it caused Biffo Lumley to miss his shot and very nearly put the dart in his bulldog, Jasper. Well, as you might cogitate, we all had to investigate ... "
  
  
• Colorado "Home of the REAL Rocky Mountain High"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness]
  "... when consumed by humans they produce a very strong euphoria combined with mild hallucinations and the frequent manifestation of a type of psychic power called ... "
  
  
• Connecticut "The Elevator State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Spy]
  "The aliens, called the Rusigarians, did not agree with that idea and that is exactly where they built Skyhook 1 ... "
  
  
• Cool Shoes [Theme]
  These shoes all confer really cool powers to the people who wear them. Will I eventually do a series of entries about Evil Shoes? Only time will tell.
  
  
• Cousin Amy
  [Humor] NEW! My Family!
  "She would be as opaque as you or I one minute, and then slowly fade away to complete invisibility."
  
• Cousin Delbertina
  [Humor] NEW! My Family!
  "This prompted no less that 54 reports that a sasquatch was kidnapping a human."
  
• Cousin Lars
  [Humor] NEW! My Family!
  "By the time he turned 40, Lars was as paranoid as a cat in a yard full of sleeping pitbulls."
  

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• D is for Draan
  [Fantasy]
  "In general, Draan respect humans, are both amused and respectful of Elves, are extremely respectful of Dwarves and are quite hateful of Goblins, Trolls and the like. While they would never admit it, most Draan ... "
  
  
• Daisy O'Donnell
  [Pulp]
  "She has also been known to hire herself out for more "interesting" jobs ... jobs where the risks are as high as the potential rewards. "
  
  
• Darini Ratslayer
  [Fantasy, Modern, Modern Fantasy]
  "Sometimes the Scouts have to drive away Giant Folk, usually hikers or hunters. They do this by using things like skunk musk, fake rattlesnake sounds and the ever popular 'Bigfoot howl.' "
  
  
• Darwin AKA Mars Biological Experiment Robot
  [Robots, Science Fiction]
  "Darwin was the nickname given to the robot that landed on Mars in 2002 for the express purpose of conducting experiments designed to see how certain Terran lifeforms fared on the Red Planet. This was not supposed to be an exercise in terraforming. Oops! "
  
  
• Delaware "Evil Geniuses Welcome Here!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Pulp, Spy, Steampunk]
  "The fact is that starting in 1880, the tiny state of Delaware began allowing Mad Scientists and Evil Geniuses to set up shop in the state as long as ... "
  
  
• Deputy Mark Lindale
  [Modern, Superheroes]
  "Deputy Lindale has been a sheriff's deputy for 7 years, but he has been a mutant since puberty. "
  
  
• Detective Ted E. Bear
  [Cartoon, Robots]
  "Dolly hookers, action figure gangs, rowdy wind up robots or stuffed toy mobsters, Detective Bear is on their asses like poop on a diaper. "
  
  
• Doclopedia
  
  This is the encyclopedia for the Dociverse. This all started as a series of posts entitled '365 People, Places & Things' on my Live Journal blog.
  
  
• Doc's Fiction Blog
  
  This is the first edited, rewritten and archived entry from my fiction blog, Oops, Wrong Planet! and my now defunct Live Journal blog of the same name.
  
  
• Dog Hill
  [Post Apocalypse]
  "A few years after the Fall of Humanity, when things were still pretty dicey for everyone, including Dogs, we left the Ranch in our thousands, ... "
  
  
• Dogzilla, King of the Monsters (Katsuko Films, 1954)
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "... the enormous 300 foot tall Dogzilla breathed ... and left ... wherever he went. "
  
  
• Down River about a Mile...
  [Crime, Spy] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "Now if a fella was one of those shady characters ... or maybe, I dunno ... a government agent or a cop of some sort ... "
  
  
• Duck Island
  [Fantasy]
  "Duck Island is so named because the only survivors of the original settlements are ducks, which then bred to very large numbers. All of the humans and mammals that came to the island... "
  
  
• Dweeno
  [Science Fiction]
  "Right now, Dweeno lives at Dubgo Station on the second moon of Binbol, in the Poklo System, but he would really love to get out and do some exploring. "
  
  

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• E is for Ecto Gun
  [Steampunk]
  "Invented in 1870 by the famed Bavarian ghostbuster Rudolph Bader, the ecto gun is an indispensable part of any occult investigator’s bag of tricks. "
  
  
• Ed's House
  [Modern, Pulp, Spy]
  "Ok, so Ed is the one guy that adventurers always need to go see. Maybe he's an occult expert or a biplane pilot or a warp drive repairman or something else. Regardless of his skills, sooner or later they will have to go see him. "
  
  
• Ehdan Underbarn
  [Fantasy, Modern, Modern Fantasy]
  "Ehdan is particularly fond of sorting through the nuts, bolts, screws and nails in the workshop and putting them into neat piles. "
  
  
• El Tigre
  [Pulp]
  "In the Mexican city of Durango, feline organized crime is rampant. Controlled by the mysterious Senior Jaguar, these bad cats are into everything from extortion to loansharking to murder for hire. The police are ... "
  
  
• Eva LaSalle
  [Modern, Modern Strangeness, Pulp, Superheroes]
  "She ensured Gordon's undying love with regular doses of a love potion, while removing his enemies with either spells or an army of alley cats lead by her own familiar, Midnight. "
  
  

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• F is for Freak Patrol
  [Modern Strangeness, Superheroes]
  "Since none of the Freak Patrol took catchy names or wore traditional costumes, there is no way to really identify them for posterity, other than using terms like 'the short one who could fly and shoot energy beams' or 'the average sized one who could change shape and teleport.' "
  
  
• Floaty Gravel
  [Steampunk]
  "Ahem! If you will open your textbooks to page 112, we shall discuss that most important discovery of this century, Gravity Negating Granite, or as I'm quite sure all of you call it, 'Floaty Gravel'. "
  
  
• Florida "Mother Nature Lives Here"
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror]
  "In 1823, a small town on the panhandle was wiped completely off the face of the earth after the people there began dumping waste from a tannery into the ocean. "
  
  
• From Elfland, With Love (Dragonfilms, 1961)
  [Alternate Worlds, Spy] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "... there are sexy women, daring escapes and infiltrations, chase scenes, witty dialog, ... fights and gadgets both ... "
  
  

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• G is for Galactic Brain
  [Humor, Modern Strangeness]
  "Describing it is difficult because it was very surreal looking, had content that often made no sense (or made sense only months later when another bit was shown), kept... "
  
  
• Geeberite Boom Discs
  [Science Fiction]
  "But after the Kirk left, they found something a couple of crew members had lost: a frisbee. "
  
  
• George the Stone Golem
  [Fantasy]
  "Enter George, a Stone Golem of amazing proportions and skills. "
  
  
• Georgia "The Dragon State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Fantasy]
  "During those times when you are allowed off of the tour bus, please stay within the fenced off areas. While adult Dragons are respectful of the relative frailty of humans, young Dragons are considerably less cautious. "
  
  
• Gloves of Seduction
  [Fantasy]
  "This rather shabby pair of gloves are stained with sweat, grease and other things you don't want to know about. "
  
  
• God Skulls
  [Fantasy]
  "Ork Smart Ones say this about God Skulls ... "
  
  
• Grikk
  [Science Fiction]
  "When he is not on duty, Grikk likes to engage in problem solving mind melds with his friends (roleplaying), absorb a bit of acidic rainwater (get drunk) and enter into a temporary compressive state with a female Wrok (f... "
  
  

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• H is for Hamsters
  [Cartoon, Humor, Post Apocalypse]
  "On Earth 91, humans are extinct and hamsters rule the world ... "
  
  
• Halfling Fireball Eggs
  [Fantasy, Science Fiction]
  "There have been very few halfling wizards over the last couple of millenia, but there is one whose name will forever be remembered: Poldo Farmer. "
  
  
• Hammer of Doom
  [Fantasy]
  "Legend has it that a person filled with anger and hate can use the Hammer of Doom to slay many enemies with but a single blow. "
  
  
• Hannigan's Tavern
  [Pulp]
  "Located on a corner in a working class section of The Big City, Hannigan's is the kind of place were the average Joe can stop in for a couple of brews after a hard day at work. "
  
  
• Hard Luck Station
  [Science Fiction]
  "Located on the jungle planet Ks'rrk, Hard Luck Station is where they send the toughest and most expendable Space Marines. "
  
  
• Hawaii "Timeless Beauty"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Time Travel]
  "Inside, it's pre-human Hawaii ... and nothing from our time can enter without dying unless it was living on Hawaii in that location back then. "
  
  
• Heather Addams, Teenage Ghoul
  [Horror, Modern Strangeness]
  "If Heather had known that magic was, like REAL, she totally wouldn't have joined her friends Raven and Morgan in that coven thingy. But she did, and, like, that one spell went SO wrong and stuff. "
  
  
• Hek 40
  [Cyberpulp, Modern Strangeness, Pulp, Science Fiction]
  "One day, he explored a wormhole and the next thing he knew he was crash landing on Earth in the year 1930. "
  
  
• Heroskin
  [Modern, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "And, like, it ain't always HERO skin. I mean, where do you think villains like Mr. Molten come from? "
  
  
• HMS Vagabond
  [Modern, Science Fiction, Spy]
  "Thanks to Weird Science and a large budget, the HMS Vagabond is the pride of the Royal Navy...or would be, if... "
  
  

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• I is for Ilogridox
  [Fantasy, Humor, Modern]
  "Ilogridox is a drug used in the treatment of Chronic Shapeshifting Disorder. CSD is magic related, but not entirely magic based. It often first manifests... "
  
  
• Idaho "Home of the Gods!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Fantasy, Modern Fantasy]
  "Each Home looks different on the outside, with the Home of Kiratse, Goddess of Learning resembling a library and the Home of Ampor, God of Battle looking like a mighty fortress. "
  
  
• Illinois "Heroes & Villains"
  [Alternate Worlds, Superheroes]
  "A perfect example is Robbing Hood, who has been known to kill drug dealers, crooked politicians and other scumbags, then give their money to the poor and organizations that do good works. "
  
  
• Indiana "White People Go Home!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Steampunk]
  "While it is not legal to actually discriminate against white people, there is very little chance that they would find a home for sale and almost no chance of buying land on which to build anything. "
  
  
• Inspector Nick Douglas
  [Modern, Modern Fantasy, Steampunk Fantasy]
  "Nobody wants the Faerietown beat. Dealing with Pookas, Brownies, Elves, Gnomes, Sprites, Trolls and the dozens of other species of faerie that live there is enough to make a cop give up and become a farmer. "
  
  
• In Which A Police Car Is Borrowed
  [Fiction] (Chapter 5)
  "As the California Kid watched all of this, he saw a police car stop just a few yards away. Out of it climbed someone he knew well: Dickhead, The Dirty Cop. "
  
  
• In Which I Camp Out In A Singularly Strange Location
  [Fiction] (Chapter 4)
  "The following is only a portion of an epic 6 day hitchhiking/camping trip that my cousin and I undertook around Labor Day, 1972. "
  
  
• In Which If There Is A Hell, I Reserve My Accommodations
  [Fiction] (Chapter 6)
  "The Scene: Doc is getting out of his car at a local shopping center and sees two young women handing out religious tracts and asking 'Have you heard the word of God?' "
  
  
• In Which I Take A Young Lady On A Spur Of The Moment Vacation
  [Fiction] (Chapter 3)
  "She got up to give me a goodbye kiss. I seriously considered staying another hour, but Mr. Bunny Rabbit and Pig Pig were probably near to inciting the others to a rebellion. "
  
  
• In Which My Friends And I Have A Disastrous Ride Down A Hillside
  [Fiction] (Chapter 1)
  "It was cool and thrilling and scary and it even purged from our minds any idea of how we'd stop at the bottom before we plowed through a barbed wire fence. "
  
  
• In Which The Committee Inside My Head Holds A Meeting
  [Fiction] (Chapter 2)
  "Hey!!! Hot babe at 12:00 high! Let's go! "
  
  
• In Which Your Humble Narrator Takes Another Step On The Road To Hell
  [Fiction] (Chapter 7)
  "Earnest Young Lady (as she tries to hand Mr. Cross a flyer): 'Did you know that meat is murder?' "
  
  
• Iowa "Mutants R Us!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction]
  "... it was found that Reptoid terrorists had managed to release Yizon 88 gas in the North American state of Iowa. This vile Venusian creation almost instantly began mutating humans. "
  
  
• Isla de Los Muertos
  [Horror, Pulp]
  "But on an island far out in the Atlantic, the Spanish government may have stumbled on the weapon that even the great steam powered tanks of Germany can't destroy ... the living dead. "
  
  
• Islands of Adventure [Theme]
  So, these are islands and you can find adventure on them. Not much more to say on the subject, is there?
  
  
• Ixote Fruits
  [Science Fiction]
  "The fruits grow larger than a basketball and are prized for the thick pulpy flesh that lies just beneath the rock hard and thorny shell. "
  
  

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• J is for Jade Jelly
  [Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Pulp]
  "The jade jelly did actually contain finely ground jade, which gave it the distinctive color, but it also contained many other ingredients, such as the saliva pf a demon lord. "
  
  
• Jadrian Love Bombs
  [Science Fiction]
  "The Jadrian Love Bomb is a mix of quantum physics, chemistry, genetic manipulation and psionic activity. "
  
  
• Jix The Conqueror
  [Science Fiction]
  "On a good day, the trillions of people he rules over merely fear him more than anything else in life. On a bad day, they fear him so much their heads explode. "
  
  
• Joe Babbage, Steambus Driver
  [Steampunk]
  "Yep, sonny, I've been running this old girl from the Bay Bridge to Daly City for the better part of 17 years now and you'll not find a more reliable Steambus in all of the Bay Area! "
  
  
• Joe Bosley, Street Sweeper
  [Steampunk]
  "Like I was saying, this is a hell of a town for garbage in the streets. Last week, it was the Brotherhood of Airshippers parade and them boys was partying hard up in those zeppelins. "
  
  
• Joe Brown, Tavernkeeper
  [Pirate]
  "Here ya go, matey, fresh off the boat from Jamaica today. That there rum'll put a wind in yer sails fer sure! Just got inta port, eh? Well, ye came at a good time, I reckon. "
  
  
• Joe Chang, Bathhouse Proprietor
  [Western]
  "Yes, yes...you've come to the right place for a bath, sir. For only 50 cents, we'll fix you up a nice hot bath and give you a bar of fancy French milled soap. Very nice! For slightly more, we can give you the extra soft towels, too. A beautiful young lady to share the bath? "
  
  
• Joe Doakes, Diner Cook
  [Pulp]
  "So like I was sayin', ya work at a place like this...on a busy corner in a big city...and ya see all kindsa things. An' I ain't just talkin' about good lookin' dames and rich guys, either. Hell, I was on my break one day last year when... "
  
  
• Joe Hinkley, Barber
  [Modern, Pulp]
  "Me? Hey, I'm just the guy who gives shaves and haircuts. Yeah, I might hear sometin' interesting now and then...sometimes some interesting mugs come in. Sell information? Me? Now whatever gave you that idea? "
  
  
• Joe Jones, Sanitation Engineer
  [Horror, Modern]
  "Yeah, I'm a garbage collector. So? Somebody has to do it and the pay ain't bad. Sure you sometimes end up smelling pretty funky by the end of the day, but a good shower and some Old Spice and yer a new man. "
  
  
• Joe Kolchak, Cab Driver
  [Horror]
  "I'm tellin' ya, Eddie, ya see some friggin' strange shit on the late shift. The other night, I get commandeered by this FBI agent who tells me to follow some guy who's on foot...and the guy outruns us! No, I ain't been smokin' crack, ya wiseass. "
  
  
• Joe Konk, Security Guard
  [Cartoon]
  "Uhh, yeah, I'm the only security guard here at the ACME factory. It's rough work, but what else am I gonna do? I'm not good lookin' like Mickey Mouse or smart like Bugs Bunny. "
  
  
• Joe Lucas, Droid Repairman
  [Science Fiction, Science Fiction]
  "Man, that is one banged up K5 unit you've got there. What happened to him? Did a Wookie play kickball with him? Yeah, sure, I'll fix him up. You want the new 6.2 software upgrade while I'm at it? "
  
  
• Joe Nathan, Hot Dog Cart Operator
  [Superheroes]
  "My regulars? Oh, I get lots of the heroes, ya know. They stop by for a quick bite. Of course, I get some of the villains, too, but I don't discriminate. Even bad guys need to eat, right? "
  
  
• Joe Orion, Starship Mechanic
  [Science Fiction]
  "Oh now, jeez, I haven't seen one of dese in years. An old Asimov 250 wit' jump drive, right? Gosh, this is a classic, don't ya know? There's a fella back home in Fargo has got one o' dese. "
  
  
• Joe Smith, Blacksmith
  [Fantasy]
  "Aye, I'm the village blacksmith and so was my father and grandfather before me. You need a horse shod or a weapon repaired or a new weapon made, then I'm your man. "
  
  
• Joe Standing Elk, Fishing Guide
  [Alternate Worlds]
  "Oh yes, my family has been fishing the Thames and it's tributaries since about 1320...not long after we conquered Britain. Of course, some of my grandfathers (the Cherokees on my mother's side) went on to fight the war in Austria, where they eventually settled. "
  
  
• Joe Wyznowski, Cemetary Custodian
  [Horror, Pulp]
  "Yeah, I know, it's a creepy job taking care of a cemetery. Some of my friends thought I was nuts, but hell, the pay is good and I get this nice little cottage to live in. "
  
  
• Jump Gates
  [Fantasy, Pulp, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Time Travel]
  "This can cause all sorts of problems from the minor ... to the catastrophic (you weren't there to enter the shutdown code when your tacyonic power generator went critical and turned New York city into a smoldering crater). "
  
  
• Just Around That Next Corner...
  [Modern Fantasy] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "She'll show you to a private booth, then talk about ... "
  
  
• Justice Island
  [Superheroes]
  "In 1964, when the federal government closed Alcatraz Federal Prison, it sold the island to the well known superhero team Defenders of Justice. "
  
  
• Just Over There, Behind That Tree...
  [Modern Fantasy] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "Well, at first, it don't seem much different than here ... but then you start seeing strange animals like the ... "
  
  

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• K is for King's Maze
  [Fantasy]
  "The maze was a marvel of engineering, magic and cunning design. The 'walls' are made of everything from dense vegetation to solid stone walls to deep ravines to ... "
  
  
• Kansas "Totally Warped"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "Within days, it was discovered that everywhere a piece of the meteor fell, a doorway in space opened to another location on earth. "
  
  
• Kentucky "Faster Horses"
  [Alternate Worlds, Fantasy, Steampunk]
  "The fastest speed ever clocked by a horse from Kentucky was 87 miles per hour, a speed that the horse kept up for just over 20 minutes. "
  
  
• Kirstin Danger, Scientific Detective
  [Steampunk]
  "In her early days at university, Kirstin was unsure of where she was going with her life. Many business concerns and universities had already offered... "
  
  
• Knives That Do More Than Cut [Theme]
  While this fine selection of enchanted knives will cut things, you'll be wanting them for that little something extra they can do.
  
  
• Kobold Spears
  [Fantasy]
  "Crafted lovingly from a secret formula for steel that only the Deep Dwarves know, these spears ... "
  
  

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• L is for Long Cats
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness]
  "These strange creatures very closely resemble ordinary housecats, but are over four feet long and have eight legs, which are short like those of the Munchkin breed. "
  
  
• La Bruja Blanca (The White Witch)
  [Pulp, Superheroes]
  "Veronica Robles has two big secrets in her life: she is the masked crimefighter known as the White Witch and she really is a witch. Or a mutant ... she's not sure yet. "
  
  
• Lady Maxine Smillington-Karp
  [Steampunk]
  "In 1866 Queen Victoria, with the assistance of certain members of the British government, established an elite intelligence service that would deal solely with 'threats of a scientific nature.' In order to maintain very tight security,... "
  
  
• Law Enforcement Unit 3-DR/44 "Wyatt Earp"
  [Robots, Science Fiction]
  "3-DR/44, or Wyatt Earp as the meat units know him, is the primary law enforcement robot in the Madison Sector of Wisconsin Territory. "
  
  
• Lawmen [Theme]
  Where you find criminals (and that would be everywhere), you'll find lawmen ... and lawwomen ... and lawbots ... and, well, you get the idea. This selection covers a pretty good variety of cops.
  
  
• Locations, Locations, Locations [Theme]
  If, as the real estate folks tell us, location is everything, then this fine selection of places should find a ready market. No, I don't know if they are close to schools or shopping.
  
  
• Louisiana "The Monster State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror]
  "There are at least 38 other varieties of monster on record, with the smallest being the Walking Mushroom and the largest being a 150 foot long sea serpent that the Cajun people call 'Andre.'  "
  
  
• Lorigal
  [Any Setting, Science Fiction]
  "Fortunately for him, ZhuKoth lifepods are virtually indestructible and the suspended animation freezing units are self repairing. Unfortunately, Lorigal's lifepod ... "
  
  
• Lost Belmoria
  [Cyberpulp]
  "Because of this, anyone plugging into Belmoria would soon begin accepting it as truly real, meaning that once they were unplugged from it,... "
  
  

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• M is for Mars
  [Any Setting, Science Fiction]
  "The planet Mars exists in most of the realities we will be dealing with here. The notable exceptions are the two realities where Mars was destroyed by a massive cometary impact, the one where ... "
  
  
• Magic Items That Don't Look Cool [Theme]
  The following magic items look pretty crappy, but don't underestimate their power.
  
  
• Maine "Hell on Earth"
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror]
  "In the late Spring of 1989, Satan claimed most of the state of Maine as 'proof that Hell is real and God won't do anything to stop me.'  "
  
  
• Marshall Bart McKain
  [Western]
  "Bart owns a small ranch up near the Navajo Nation, but he travels all over the territory on his horse, Jack. Often, he travels with his old pal, Dusty, a man of many words and not enough personal hygiene. "
  
  
• Marshall Galzea Ovir
  [Fantasy]
  "Galzea Ovir is the daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter of law men & women. So well known is her law enforcing family that many criminals just give themselves up if they hear that she is after them. "
  
  
• Maryland "A State of Mind"
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction]
  "1: You will be subjected to a random number of deep mindscans every day. This is for the good of all, since such scans help us find and deal with the terrorists of the so-called Free Mind Army. "
  
  
• Massachusetts "Battle Zone"
  [Alternate Worlds, Pulp]
  "Throw in the vast wealth (citizens are, on average, 2.75 times better off financially than citizens of most other states) and you have a virtual magnet for evil. "
  
  
• Michigan "The Amphibian State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Fantasy, Modern Fantasy, Science Fiction]
  "At a point about 9,000 years ago, something happened that caused some humans to begin slowly changing into an amphibian form. This is similar to the change that created ... "
  
  
• Minnesota "Land of Giants"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Fantasy]
  "As stated before, the Giants seem to hate humans and attack us on sight. Fortunately, they lose interest in the chase if ... "
  
  
• Mississippi "The Blue Runner State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Any Setting, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "On Earth 5, the heavily forested state of Mississippi is the setting for one of the most interesting and extreme military training functions ever devised: The Mississippi Survival Run. "
  
  
• Missouri "Old Times There Are Not Forgotten"
  [Alternate Worlds, Any Setting, Modern Strangeness, Pulp, Time Travel]
  "Even though it has the third lowest population in the union, Missouri has the fifth highest tourism rate. It would seem that people really enjoy going there to escape the demands of the rest of the world ... "
  
  
• Molly O'My
  [Steampunk]
  "First off, Molly's last name is not really 'O'My.' She took that surname partly to distance herself from her well-to-do Irish family, but mostly because it is what she heard so often as a child...as in,... "
  
  
• Monek Vuu
  [Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "Monek tried several times to escape, but the humans had them locked up tight. After a time, Monek decided to wait, study the human language and eventually try to make contact. "
  
  
• Montana "Water, Water Everywhere!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Any Setting, Horror, Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Pulp, Science Fiction, Steampunk]
  "The most interesting iteration of the Big Sky State is the one on Earth 109, where most of the state is ... "
  
  
• Movies Not of This Earth [Theme] NEW THEME!
  Other realities have invented and enjoy the cinema as much as we do. Here are some notable movies from a few of those realities.
  
  
• Mr & Mr Smith (Warner Sisters, 2003)
  [Alternate Worlds, Spy] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "... except for a scene in a gay nightclub with some killer (literally) drag queens and another scene in which ... "
  
  
• Murkhold
  [Fantasy]
  "When the King Of All Orcs decided that the Orc Nation needed an impregnable fortress, he set his people to work building it in the middle of the Murkwaste Swamp. "
  
  
• My Family! [Theme] NEW THEME!
  If you're going to write about strange things, what better to write about than your own family? Please note that these fictional family members are only a bit stranger than my real family.
  
• My Wild & Misspent Youth
  Fiction [Theme]
  Seven chapters from my early years. Fact or fiction? You decide!
  
  

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• N is for Nanoids
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction]
  "Nanoids are any humanoid appearing artificial lifeform made up of nanites (cellular sized or smaller nanotech devices) which usually function the same way that the various cells of the human body do. "
  
  
• Nebraska "We Have Risen Above It"
  [Alternate Worlds, Any Setting, Fantasy, Steampunk]
  "On an Earth that had a very active steampunk era followed by an equally active pulp adventure era, the machinations of a mad scientist caused the entire state of Nebraska to increase in elevation by ... "
  
  
• Nelly Foxworth, Grim Reaper
  [Cyberpulp, Horror, Modern Strangeness, Pulp]
  "She was then tapped to become a Grim Reaper, one of the undead who collects the souls of the dead and sends them along to the next life. "
  
  
• Nevada "Robostate!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Robots, Science Fiction, Time Travel]
  "Two years into the Human/Robot War, the robots, who were winning, made the world an offer they couldn't refuse: Give them ... and they'd stop fighting. The humans agreed without hesitation. "
  
  
• New Atlantis
  [Science Fiction]
  "In the waning years of the 20th Century, humankind got several wake up calls telling them that global warming was coming and coming fast. A few mega hurricanes, a few years of killing summer heat, an ice sheet breakaway half the size of California ... unlike our Earth, ... "
  
  
• New Hampshire "The Granite Golem State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Golempunk, Modern Fantasy]
  "In 1850, the history of the United States and the World was forever changed when Elemental Magic returned to the world in several spots across North America. "
  
  
• New Jersey "Bedeviled"
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror, Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Pulp, Steampunk]
  "Shortly after the first white settlers set foot in New Jersey, a terrible creature came out of the forest and killed a few of them. Thus was the legend of the Jersey Devil born. "
  
  
• New Mexico "The Constant State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Any Setting]
  "The New Mexico Constancy Factor, s cross dimensional travelers call it, can be very useful if one wishes to escape from pursuers. It works like this ... "
  
  
• New York "Teslafied!"
  [Alternate Worlds, Electropunk, Modern Strangeness, Pulp, Science Fiction, Time Travel]
  "It's really simple: The Age of Steam came to a screaming halt when Thomas Edison died of a heart attack and Nikola Tesla took over and ... "
  
  
• Nick Katz, Private Eye {Pulp]
  "In 1939 Los Angeles, a cat in trouble who can't go to the cops always knows they can turn to Nick Katz for help. Working out of an costume storage building on the Warner Brothers lot, ... "
  
  
• North Carolina "The Hippie State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness]
  "In the United States, things got really interesting in 1968, when some hippie leaders thought it might be 'a good teaching event' if many thousands of hippies 'took over a redneck state.'  "
  
  
• North Dakota "The Nexus State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction]
  "For two years, the dome just sat there doing nothing but frustrating scientists. Then on May 14, 1990, a voice heard worldwide on all radio and television frequencies said ... "
  
  

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• O is for Orgasm Gas
  [Humor, Superheroes]
  "Orgasm gas was developed by the archvillain Seductra for use in her various robberies and battles with the forces of good. As you might imagine... "
  
  
• Oba Finder
  [Fantasy, Modern, Modern Fantasy]
  "They make their homes underground, using building materials that they find in Giant Folks homes, yards, shops and dumps. "
  
  
• Ohio "The Steam State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction, Steampunk]
  "What this Ohio does is make steam engines. Lots and lots of steam engines ... huge ones, tiny ones, super efficient ones, lightweight ones ... "
  
  
• Oklahoma "Texas? What's A Texas?"
  [Alternate Worlds]
  "The title says it all: On not one or two, but five different Earths, Texas does not exist because it is part of the ginormous State of Oklahoma. Oddly though ... "
  
  
• Old Gus & His Party Bus
  [Superheroes]
  "When Gus rolls into town, it's time to party and forget your cares. Leave your spandex at home and get into your kicks, heroes & villains, cos Gus is buying the beer. "
  
  
• On the Other Side of the Lake...
  [Horror] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "... where all of those teenagers went missing. Well, missing until ... "
  
  
• Orc Island
  [Fantasy]
  "Driven beyond the Mountains of the Sun and into the Black & White Desert, it was believed by the humans that the last of the Orcs would perish as had the goblins, trolls, elves, dwarves and other humanoids. To be honest, ... "
  
  
• Oregon "A Lack of Elf Control"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Fantasy]
  "... there are problems in Oregon. It seems that the elves who live there and make up 30% of the population, have gone batshit crazy. "
  
  

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• P is for Pidwin
  [Fantasy]
  "And so it was with the three Pidwinese kingdoms of West Pidwin, East Pidwin and the barely larger Pidwin that was smack in the middle. Each country was ruled by one of three brothers and they hated each other. "
  
  
• Pennsylvania "The Quarantined State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "Since the shrinking is permanent and you'll die if you leave the state, it's not a place most people are hot to go visit. Also, it's against Federal law and you'll be shot on sight. "
  
  
• Ping Ping
  [Pulp]
  "Throughout Southeast Asia and the islands of the South Pacific, an area filled with more dangers than most people see in a lifetime, one name above all fills the hearts of even the bravest with fear: Ping Ping. "
  
  
• Pink Blobs
  [Science Fiction]
  "...when a miner dying from the bite of a veeth spider was suddenly engulfed by a Pink Blob. "
  
  
• Places That Don't Stay In One Place [Theme]
  We aren't talking about motorhomes or camping trailers here. Some of these places are big and dangerous.
  
  
• Popping Rocks
  [Steampunk, Steampunk Fantasy]
  "But some years ago, a scientist found that crushed popped Popping Rocks could be blended with other chemicals to create ... "
  
  
• Powerstones
  [Fantasy]
  "It is generally accepted that Magadalius Flinster was the wizard who created powerstones nearly 1,700 years ago. "
  
  
• Power Suits [Theme]
  These are suits that power the wearer up to make things happen.
  
  
• Powered Armorsuit Dragonfire
  [Anime, Robots, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "The basic idea was to construct a weapon that could be used to fight the Demon Robots that were on the rise and terrorizing the country. "
  
  
• Professor Elisa Sandoval
  [Steampunk]
  "The legend among students is that working with Professor Sandoval is the greatest learning experience you'll ever get, assuming that you survive. "
  
  
• Professor Jeanmarie Boudin
  [Pulp]
  "In her spare time, Jeanmarie enjoys reading cybernetics journals, playing four games of chess at once, trying to improve her sensor pack and exploring the Net for lost cyberworlds. "
  
  
• Professor Pilbon's Flying Laboratory
  [Steampunk]
  "It was in the early fall of 1881 that young Professor Archimedes Pilbon decided that having to leave his laboratory to go to various locales on missions for the Queen just would not do. "
  
  
• Project Rampage
  [Science Fiction]
  "From 2021 to 2046, the big thing in military & police hardware was power armor. "
  
  
• Pulp Era Dogs & Cats [Theme]
  In a few other realities, humans don't call the shots. In the rip roaring 1930's of these worlds, dogs & cats are the great Heroes & Villains whose thrilling adventures rival those of any of our own great pulp characters.
  
  
• Pulp Era Women [Theme]
  These are two-fisted gals who can hold their own against any trouble ... or any man ... that the world throws at them. Not all of them are good, but all of them can kick ass.
  
  

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• Q is for Quiet Podowski
  [Pulp]
  "Arthur 'Quiet' Podowski was a much feared hit man for the organized crime syndicate Evil United. He got his nickname ... "
  
  
• Quantronico Labs
  [Modern, Science Fiction]
  "Founded in 2003, Quantronico Labs designs and builds all manner of very specialized high tech equipment used in quantum physics research. Fortunately for them, most of the actual manufacturing is done at their facility in Los Angeles, because their main labs in Palo Alto are no longer there most of the time. "
  
  

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• R is for Robotic Raiders
  [Humor, Robots, Science Fiction]
  "The Robotic Raiders were a race of sentient robot pirates who landed on Earth in 1978 and proceeded to rob and pillage for about a week before beaming back up to their spacecraft with ... "
  
  
• Ragnar, The Ultimate Skeleton
  [Fantasy, Horror]
  "Before his body could be burned, his old friend Feorn, the Mage, stole it and began a reanimation ceremony. The ceremony took a bit longer than Feorn had originally planned, by about 3 years. "
  
  
• Ralph Houseman, Ghost On The Go
  [Horror, Humor, Modern Strangeness]
  "But you see, old Ralph loved that trailer and he just wasn't ready to give it up. His ghost stuck around, never more that 100 feet from the trailer. "
  
  
• Red Beach Island
  [Any Setting]
  "This is a smallish island, 7 miles long by about 3.5 miles wide. As the name implies, the beaches are composed of a rusty red sand. This sand comes from the iron rich rocks that are found all over the island. "
  
  
• Rhode Island "The REAL Return of The King"
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror, Modern Strangeness]
  "... considering a tour with The Beatles. In fact, the Fab Four were present ... when Julie ... came walking in and said 'Elvis, it's time.' The effect on Elvis was incredible. He rushed over to a bookcase ... "
  
  
• Right in the Middle of the Park...
  [Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "Ya know it's funny; I've been eating at that stand maybe twice a week since I was a kid and ... "
  
  
• Right Over This Hill...
  [Fantasy, Horror] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "Now, you'll hear rumors in town that they're everything from ... but I say that's all a bunch of hooey. "
  
  
• Ring of Dreamwalking
  [Fantasy]
  "The power to enter another person's dreams and affect them is a pretty powerful ability. "
  
  
• Ruduborian Heat Bombs
  [Science Fiction]
  "The second thing the S.A. team learned was that the Ruduborians used their skewed view of the universe to actually build things that should not be possible. "
  
  

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• S is for Sklorks
  [Fantasy]
  "Sklorks have three interesting features: They are immune to all magic, they seem to repel the undead and they lay the best tasting eggs in the world. "
  
  
• Sally Smithfield
  [Cyberpulp, Pulp]
  "Sadly, in 1940, there will be a tragic event that will cause Sally (with Doc's help) to decide to go into cryogenic suspension for what should have been 20 years, but turns out to be 90 years. "
  
  
• Sarvinia & Molkos
  [Fantasy]
  "But what is life without some sort of conflict? Where is the fun in being peaceful and prosperous and not having to worry about your neighbors spying on you or making you look foolish? "
  
  
• Secret Headquarters
  "In over a hundred years of business, we've never had a security breach. Federovich can't say that, as Doctor Darkness would tell you if he weren't locked up in an ultramax prison. "
  
  
• Shumi Mouseherder
  [Fantasy, Modern, Modern Fantasy]
  "Shumi manages a herd of 20 mice with the help of her sister, Skomi, and their trusty watchchipmunk, Boncha. "
  
  
• Slippers of Sliding
  [Fantasy]
  "For the ability to slide with near frictionless ease, you can't beat this magical pair of slippers. "
  
  
• South Carolina "A State of Change"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "A week later, the entire state changed to a desert environment and the people all turned into 5 foot tall very dark blue skinned humanoids. "
  
  
• South Dakota "A Moving State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Science Fiction]
  "On no less that 9 alternate United States ... the State of South Dakota just won't stay put. Every decade since 1950, at 2:17 pm on June 4th a, it moves to ... "
  
  
• Spectacles of Inspiration
  [Fantasy]
  "There are some people out there wearing ugly eyewear, but none of those glasses are as ugly and unstylish as the Spectacles of Inspiration. "
  
  
• Spotty Jones
  [Pulp]
  "Spotty Jones is a streetwise young pup and the leader of the Barker Street Irregulars, a group of young dogs who prowl the streets of London and often offer choice information to ... "
  
  
• Steampunk Grrlz [Theme]
  These alternate Victorian women can handle things just fine without a guy getting in the way. Some are good, some are bad, but any of them can probably kick your ass.
  
  
• Stoney Flint, Elemental Detective
  [Fantasy]
  "Stoney Flint was, as described by his secretary, Polly Zephyr, 'a half a ton of real man,' with 'a strong chin, a chipped nose and eyes that could look right through ya'. "
  
  
• Strongholds [Theme]
  From fairy tales to roleplaying games to comic books to spy movies, you'll find strongholds of one type or another.
  
  
• Surf Robots (Skynet Studios, 1968)
  [Alternate Worlds, Robots, Science Fiction] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "Anyway, these daring athletes, who risk shorting out or rusting away at an early age, fascinated young DirectorBot Scorsese 37/Y, ... "
  
  

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• T is for Tammy The Tiger
  [Cartoon, Humor]
  "Tammy the Tiger is the heroine of a series of beloved children's books on CatEarth. Accompanied by her best friends, Mittens and Lynx, she gets into all manner of exciting and humorous situations. "
  
  
• Technobabble We Haz It! [Theme]
  If you have ever watched a science fiction based television show or movie, you've heard technobabble. Here now, a few new bits...
  
  
• Tennessee "The Invisible State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Steampunk]
  "... used his Light Diffusement Cannon to render the entire state invisible, with the intent of then ransoming Tennessee for millions of dollars. Imagine his surprise when ... "
  
  
• Texas "The Yellow Rose State"
  [Alternate Worlds]
  "Ladies! Do you want to make your mark on the world? Do you seek good pay and a job? Would you like a piece of land to call your own? Then come to Texas! We need you and will give you a chance to prove your worth! "
  
  
• The Alphabet [Theme]
  This is my first crack at doing a theme based on the alphabet, but it won't be my last.
  
  
• The Altar of MuGaGri
  [Fantasy, Pulp]
  "It is a terrible thing to behold and has driven more than a few explorers ... "
  
  
• The Amazing Little Sindy
  [Steampunk]
  "It was the summer of 1889 that the noted scientific team of Walter Morell and Kendall Bellflower found themselves confronted by two terrible facts: Kendall's daughter, Sindell was dying from a terrible form of skin cancer and... "
  
  
• The Amazing Mobile Village
  [Fantasy, Steampunk]
  "It has long been a joke that if you give the Society of Inventors enough money, sooner or later they will invent something useful. Well, the kings of the Five Lands gave them a whole bunch of money in hopes of getting war machines that could hold off the Southern Horde, but what they got was... "
  
  
• The Armor of Victory
  [Fantasy]
  "Gold plated and studded with magnificent gems. the Armor of Victory is beautiful to behold. "
  
  
• The Badass Blue Suede Shoes
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "Simply put, these are the shoes that will let you kick ass and take names. You will be absolutely... "
  
  
• The Blade That Controls
  [Fantasy]
  "Unlike the many other magical creations of the Wendayles, for which copious notes were kept and reprinted over the intervening years, very little is known of this knife. All notes on the creation of it were destroyed by Aloris Wendayle. "
  
  
• The Blade That Curses
  [Fantasy]
  "To the casual observer, this knife looks very much like any chef's knife you might find anywhere. Only two things give it away: it has a stain on the handle that looks like a tiny handprint and the blade never needs to be sharpened. "
  
  
• The Blade That Heals
  [Fantasy]
  "The Blade That Heals (truename: Cisserni) is a single edged dagger of obvious superior quality. The blade is quite sharp, a full 8 inches long and very lightly etched with a series of runes. "
  
  
• The Blade That Protects
  [Fantasy]
  "Another creation of Aloris and Haric Wendayle, this large knife (truename: Bilaindro) was designed to protect the wielder from a variety of dangers. "
  
  
• The Blade That Steals
  [Fantasy]
  "One night, many decades ago, a thief crept through the window of a fourth story apartment with the express intent of stealing as much valuable merchandise as he could carry. You can imagine his surprise when the lights suddenly ignited and he found himself face to face with a very angry sorcerer. "
  
  
• The Blade That Transforms
  [Fantasy]
  "Almost nothing is known about this knife other than it is several millenia old and may have come from the Dendulaa Plains area of Tulargishtan, where primitive folk live to this day. "
  
  
• The Blade That Weakens
  [Fantasy]
  "Why then, would any man not allow him the indulgence of those rare and potentially dangerous potions that have extended his life to his present age of 260 years old? "
  
  
• The Brain Boosting Sensible Shoes
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "These shoes are not even a little bit cool, stylish or sexy, but once you put them on,... "
  
  
• The Castle of Uul Zadir
  [Fantasy]
  "It is written that when the bandit sheik Uul Zadir ek Zadaffa decided that he finally wanted to settle down, he found that his legions of enemies (including the Caliph, whose 5 daughters had all been relieved of their virginity by Uul Zadir) were not inclined to let him live in peace. He found this most annoying. "
  
  
• The Duck & Rose Pub
  [Fantasy]
  "But the pub has a couple of secrets... The other secret of the Duck & Rose is that in the back most basement storeroom, behind a rather large crate marked "Dried Fish," is... "
  
  
• The Golden Moon
  [Science Fiction]
  "Ask anyone what the most famous legend of the Galactic Federation is and 99% of the time, regardless of the tech level of the world, the reply will be... "
  
  
• The Growing Stones
  [Science Fiction]
  "It's quite simple, really. If you get 'em wet, they start to grow, and brother, they grow fast! "
  
  
• The Hot Sneakers
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "Please do be aware that these are by far the most sought after Cool Shoes and there are ugly people out there who will... "
  
  
• The House of Wonders
  [Fantasy, Modern]
  "We have no background at all about the House of Wonders. Historians can trace it back at least 1,000 years with certainty and legends and stories make it at least half again that old. We can't tell you much about the inside of the house, since... "
  
  
• Theodora Pogg
  [Pulp, Superheroes]
  "Recently, Dora has been working on a serum that will mix the DNA of plants and animals. She has succeeded, but doesn't realize it because her personality has split and 'Teddy', her dark side, is keeping it a secret from her. "
  
  
• The Old Dark House
  [Fantasy, Horror, Modern Occult, Pulp, Pulp Fantasy]
  "Inside, this homicidal home looks pretty much like any old abandoned house ... if a cannibal cult lived there. Additionally, the ODH is strange in that it is much larger on the inside than the outside. "
  
  
• The Quick and the Undead (Omniversal Studios, 1999)
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror, Western] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "A group of gunfighters, snipers, gamblers, and frontiersmen are given the choice of ... or be hanged. "
  
  
• The Restroom on the Edge of Forever
  [Any Setting]
  "As you've no doubt guessed, those in the know can enter these restrooms and, by saying or doing the right thing, open a portal in time and space ... "
  
  
• The Road to Steamopolis (Paramountain, 1941)
  [Alternate Worlds, Humor] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "Bob & Bing are down on their luck con men that have arrived ... flat broke and swearing off ... "
  
  
• The Safety Dome
  [Post Apocalypse]
  "The Australian government had more time than any other when the dead started rising up and eating the living. "
  
  
• The Sand Woman
  [Pulp]
  "Under the moonlight, even up close, she looks pretty normal. And beautiful and sad. "
  
  
• The Sandals of Strength
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "It's rumored that these are the same sandals that ... Long hair is optional. 
  
  
• The Silver Dollar Saloon
  [Western]
  "As saloons go, the Silver Dollar is pretty swanky. This swankiness is made possible by the many ways the management finds to separate miners, cowboys, farmers, drifters and other folks from their hard earned wages. 
  
  
• The Spider Slippers
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "As you might imagine, these ordinary looking slippers give the wearer the ability to... "
  
  
• The Spike Heels of Stealth
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "Once you're wearing them, you become invisible, totally silent and... "
  
  
• The Spirit Boots
  [Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction, Superheroes]
  "The Spirit Boots are highly prized among people who want to ... and those folks who just enjoy... "
  
  
• The Stealth Suit
  [Pulp, Science Fiction]
  "It was spectacular to see (or is that not see?) in use and those uses were many, because... "
  
  
• The Steel Sky Fortress of Shander Khan
  [Fantasy]
  "Shandar Khan generally allows the fortress to travel randomly on the winds, but ... Since the merest sight of it is terrifying to most sentient creatures, he seldom needs to let loose his troops. "
  
  
• The Super Suit
  "The Super Suit looks just like a very high end men's or women's business suit, depending upon the sex of the person it appears in front of. "
  
  
• The Ultimate Safe House
  [Spy]
  "The house itself is fully armored, including bulletproof glass and baffles in all the vents and the chimney that will actually toss grenades and such back outside. "
  
  
• The Undead [Theme]
  Here now, a fine selection of the undead, or as they prefer to be called, the living challenged. As you might expect, these death rejectors are not exactly what you might find in other literature.
  
  
• Things That Blow Up Real Good [Theme]
  These things not only blow up, they do some crazy stuff when they do.
  
  
• Things Found Underground [Theme]
  In most of these entries, underground means "below the surface of the earth" ... but not always. Sometimes underground means something else.
  
  
• Three Blocks Down on the Left...
  [Science Fiction, Superheroes] NEW! Unexpected Places
  "... as far as the chances go of hooking up with some mutant hottie, well, let's just say ... "
  
  
• Tiger Fungus
  [Fantasy]
  "... While it is edible and somewhat nutritious, the real value of Tiger Fungus lies in its ... properties. ... "
  
  
• Tiny Folk [Theme]
  When Europeans came to the New World, the Tiny Folk came with them. This is only the first visit to this particular theme, but I think you'll like it.
  
  

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• U is for Uncle Umbo's Deathsong
  [Fantasy]
  "Since it's first use, the spell has only been used four times. One of those uses is the reason why the world no longer has dragons, but does have anthropomorphic chickens. "
  
  
• Ualla of The Tiger Tribe
  [Alternate Worlds, Fantasy, Pulp]
  "Although she is of an age where she should be choosing a mate, she does not seem interested in any of her tribe's young men. This is because Ualla has met the Outsiders, ... "
  
  
• Uncle Enoch
  [Humor] NEW! My Family!
  "He had been a rather famous big game hunter in his youth, until it was discovered that..."
  
• Uncle Mephisto
  [Humor] NEW! My Family!
  "Now, he wasn't trying for these pyrotechnics, but we kids sure loved watching them, despite our mothers telling us to 'Stand back! Farther! FARTHER!'"
  
• Uncle Smitty
  [Humor] NEW! My Family!
  "Old Uncle Smitty was about 85 when I was 10 and he used to tell us kids all sorts of great stories about..."
  
• Unexpected Places [Theme] NEW THEME!
  Sometimes, you'll find a cool or interesting or scary or dangerous place in the least likely spot. This list tells you where to find some of them.
  
  
• Utah "Crystallized"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness]
  "... and used it to make the enormous sculptures that can now be found all over Utah, eastern Nevada and parts of southern Idaho. "
  
  

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• V is for Vanishing Rabbits
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Pulp]
  "...they can vanish into thin air. Other myths and legends tell of them being as intelligent as humans, being evil, being good, dancing in the moonlight, being messengers of various gods and eating meat. "
  
  
• Vermont "Love Is In The Air"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness]
  "See, Darlene fertilized these roses with horse manure from her friend Henry Barnwell's farm. Which had an excellent horse pasture that was watered mostly by ... "
  
  
• Virginia "An Uplifting State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "Over the years, Virginia has been first to introduce many advanced animals, including NeoGorillas, SuperDogs, Octopoids, CyberCats and the amazing Oliphants, the smartest and largest of all the so called 'Critters 2.0.'  "
  
  

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• W is for World War III
  [Alternate Worlds]
  "In addition, no two humans looked exactly alike. That guy might have blue skin and two left arms while some other dude might have four working legs and three eyes. Everybody looked strange and different and none of them were very happy with the folks who had caused it. "
  
  
• Wascally Wobots [Theme]
  Some robots are loyal, some robots are brave, some robots are just unthinking machines. On the other hand, these three are scalawags.
  
  
• Washington "Welcome To The Future"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "On the rainy morning of March 19th, 1999, a 400 square mile portion of Washington state, mostly centered on Seattle, swapped places with the Seattle of March 19th, 2039. "
  
  
• West Virginia "A State of War"
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Fantasy, Modern Strangeness]
  "To this day, a 50 square mile spot of ground in Calhoun county is so imbued with Death Magic that ... "
  
  
• Who Drained Rodney Rabbit? (Smutty Putty Films, 1988)
  [Alternate Worlds, Cartoon] NEW! Movies Not of This Earth
  "The plot, such as it is, finds Rodney waking up in different places after ... but being unable to remember it. "
  
  
• Wisconsin "The Big Cheese"
  [Alternate Worlds, Horror, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "Roy was very much still alive when the mix of molds, bacteria, algae and various illegally dumped chemicals began to enter both his body and the cheese. "
  
  
• Woolongi Lizards
  [Fantasy, Science Fiction]
  "They are, by and large, pretty inoffensive creatures when not disturbed. "
  
  
• Wyoming "The Beastly State"
  [Alternate Worlds, Furry Fantasy, Modern Strangeness]
  "... is ruled by sentient mammals ranging from wolves to cougars to bison to, yes, bears. "
  
  

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• X is for Xaxix
  [Alternate Worlds, Humor]
  "The multiverse is home to many wonderful things, but one of the most wonderful is the Earth 19 candy known as Xaxix. It is so good that the next 15 top selling candies combined don’t sell half as much as Xaxix does. "
  
  

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• Y is for Yellow Spider
  [Pulp]
  "Most of the time, they are found shot or hung or decapitated by a katana. Each body is found with a small yellow paper cutout of a spider, usually in their mouth. "
  
  

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• Z is for Zero Day
  [Alternate Worlds, Modern Strangeness, Science Fiction]
  "On August 11th, 1958, at exactly 12:01 AM, every human being on the planet Earth blacked out for exactly 24 hours. "
  
  
• Zeedle Bird Island
  [Cartoon]
  "While Zeedles do pop up almost anywhere, the only place you can be sure of finding them is Zeedle Bird Island. This large island is located in the Sea of Key near the Strait of Arrow about 100 miles off the coast of Dark, But Not Darkest, More Like Just Before The Sun Sets Africa. "
  
  
• Zini Googler
  [Fantasy, Modern, Modern Fantasy]
  "Recently, she has discovered a secret website founded by another high tech loving Tiny Person. In fact, there are nearly 50 Tiny Folk worldwide who are online and posting to the site! "
  
  
• Zombie X
  [Horror, Modern Strangeness, Superheroes]
  "His friends say that in the weeks just before the Rising, Jason was acting strangely and exhibiting more strength, stamina and agility than he ever had before. "
  
  

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