...those spies can be anywhere A few Doc Updates... I'm getting the gardening jones bad, but the rainy weather keeps me from doing anything but crushing snails on the sidewalk. O Spring, when will thou come in earnest? I'm formulating plans to start a new series for my gaming group, which has not played in … Continue reading Chicken Pot Spy
Author: Doc Cross
I'm Doc. I live in Sacramento, California with my wife, Grace, and two dogs named Yoyo and Duke. I've been blogging for 22 years. I'm a TTRPG gamer, a gardener, dog lover, cook, and unrepentant scalawag. I write things that I think people might enjoy reading, especially if they are roleplayers or just strange. I hope you enjoy reading my stuff.
Doc Tempest VS The Golden Destroyer
...from the June, 1958 issue Hey, kids, TWO Doclopedia posts today, so I can devote more time to writing tomorrow. The Doclopedia #220 The Undead: Zombie X As we all know, there have been 5 Zombie Risings, with the first occurring in 1957 and the most recent in 1998. It was during the last Rising … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The Golden Destroyer
Bucky & Squint Get Lost In The Ozone
...while listening to Commander Cody Yo ho, Gentle Readers, it's the start of The Undead Week! The Doclopedia #219 The Undead: Bob Anderson, Vegetarian Vampire Bob is NOT a vegetarian. He does, however, have to feed on the blood of vegetarians. Vegan's blood is the best, but the blood of regular vegetarians is ok. Nothing … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Get Lost In The Ozone
Master Detective Miko And The Demon Monkey
...more fake anime Here's the final entry for Tiny Folk Week. Next theme: The Undead. The Doclopedia #218 Tiny Folk: Badiban Storyteller Nobody knows exactly how old Badiban Storyteller is, but most agree that he is at least 300 years old. That is pretty amazing, since the average Tiny Folk person only lives to about … Continue reading Master Detective Miko And The Demon Monkey
Walk Like A Carthaginian
...nope, doesn't have the same catchy sound WooHoo, Wednesday post is up way early! The Doclopedia #217 Tiny Folk: Ehdan Underbarn Ehdan and his clan, the Red Rooster Clan, have lived on the Yoder family farm for well over 150 years. While some of the clan live beneath the farmhouse, most of them live under … Continue reading Walk Like A Carthaginian
Tales Of Brave Ulysses S. Grant
...it's a reference to a song by Cream Here is Tuesday's Doclopedia post, late, but still on Tuesday. The Doclopedia #216 Tiny Folk: Zini Googler Zini has always been fascinated by the high tech gadgets of the Giant Folk. At first, her fellow Zoo Dweller Clan members thought she was a bit daft, but nowadays … Continue reading Tales Of Brave Ulysses S. Grant
Spice In The Ice Cream
...mmmm, chili & lemon flavor AFTER THE CHANGE CAME An Early Morning For Posting More Old Writing Another piece I did for the Times of Luna, circa 2003. Of Wizards & Mages You folks on the Moon, lacking Magic as you do, have a bit of confusion about the differences between Wizards and Mages. This … Continue reading Spice In The Ice Cream
It’s All Fun And Games Until You Open That Vial Of Doomsday Virus
...oops, my bad Hey, look, a post that isn't about a Doclopedia entry! First off, if you read this blog, THANK YOU! I'm thinking I lost a bunch of readers when I left Live journal. Secondly, now that Winker is doing so much better, I can get back to helping Grace get the website into … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until You Open That Vial Of Doomsday Virus
Naughty Woodchucks Teased My Honeycreepers
...they called them wimps and wussies The Doclopedia #216 Tiny Folk: Darini Ratslayer When you're only 6 inches tall, lots of creatures want to kill you and eat you. Snakes, cats, dogs, rats, spiders, weasels...the list is long. That's why Darini and her Predator Scouts are there to kill or drive away these hungry creatures … Continue reading Naughty Woodchucks Teased My Honeycreepers
Booze, Broads, Bad Boys & Benjamins
...a neo-noir story The Doclopedia #215 Tiny Folk: Oba Finder Oba is one of the Tiny Folk that lives in a Giant Folk city. His clan, the North Park Clan, live on the north end of a large park on the edge of town. They make their homes underground, using building materials that they find … Continue reading Booze, Broads, Bad Boys & Benjamins
The Olive War Incident
...after which, our mothers actually breathed fire The Doclopedia #214 Tiny Folk: Captain Modan Wanderer Captain Modan Wanderer, a member of the White Rock Clan, is also the most legendary explorer of all the High Mountain Clans. He has traveled many hundreds of miles in his career and his maps have proven invaluable to the … Continue reading The Olive War Incident
Blue Oatmeal
...a colorful breakfast The Doclopedia #213 Tiny Folk: Shumi Mouseherder Shumi Mouseherder is a member of the Falling Leaf Clan. Her clan lives high in the mountains on the edge of a meadow. They have lived there for nearly 150 years. Like all of the Tiny Folk, Shumi is only 6 inches tall. Well, ok, … Continue reading Blue Oatmeal
The Rare And Beautiful Orange Tongued Swamp Turtle Of Potawango Island
...they hum operatic arias at night We end Lawmen Week with the cuddliest cop of them all. The Doclopedia #212 Lawmen: Detective Ted E. Bear At the Butte Valley Day Care & Pre-School, Ted E. Bear is the cop who gets the scum off of the street. Dolly hookers, action figure gangs, rowdy … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Orange Tongued Swamp Turtle Of Potawango Island
Turkeys In A Coal Mine
...we ran out of canaries The Doclopedia #211 Lawmen: Law Enforcement Unit 3-DR/44 "Wyatt Earp" When Our Glorious Robot Overlords took control of our planet, they realized that we needed efficient law enforcement. This is one such unit. 3-DR/44, or Wyatt Earp as the meat units know him, is the primary law enforcement robot in … Continue reading Turkeys In A Coal Mine
The Secret War Between Refrigerators & Ovens
...it's a very slow war, but full of vicious taunts Still playing catch up on the Doclopedia posts. I think these two bring me current or maybe one ahead. Winker is still hanging in there and mostly sleeping and mostly not eating on her own. The Doclopedia #209 Lawmen: Deputy Mark Lindale Deputy Lindale has … Continue reading The Secret War Between Refrigerators & Ovens
Spinning Straw Into Adamantium
...if Marvel had written the fairy tale The Doclopedia #208 Lawmen: Inspector Nick Douglas 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. Which is exactly why Nick … Continue reading Spinning Straw Into Adamantium
Chapter 386: In Which Our Hero Is Pursued By Greeks, Wins A Major Bet And Climbs Mount Danger
...he won 2,000 florins on that bet The Doclopedia #207 Lawmen: Marshall Bart McKain U.S. Marshall Bart McKain is about 90% of the law in Arizona Territory. Most local sheriffs are either cowards or crooks, so Bart has alot of bad guys to deal with. Pretty nice that he likes his work, eh? Bart is … Continue reading Chapter 386: In Which Our Hero Is Pursued By Greeks, Wins A Major Bet And Climbs Mount Danger
Here, Hold This Jackhammer For Me
...it was a TOON game, so things went badly for the holder . NOTE FROM THE FUTURE (November, 2019): I don't know why I didn't post about Winker sooner this month, but she really recovered well once the pills the vet prescribed kicked in. She was 90% her old sweet self and would live almost … Continue reading Here, Hold This Jackhammer For Me
Sauron Goes To Disneyland
...and he loved the Matterhorn I'm sorry I haven't been posting more, but the whole thing with Winker is sapping all of my energy and emotion. She goes to the vet on Thursday. I'll have more Doclopedia posts on Friday.
Frog Newtons
...it's an accquired taste I've missed a couple of days doing Doclopedia entries, so here are five new ones on the theme of Locations, Locations, Locations! The Smells Like Toon Spirit theme got cut short, but the remainder of it will be added in when the whole thing goes into the website archive. The Doclopedia … Continue reading Frog Newtons
Winker Updates
From Yesterday Our sweet Winkerdog is home from her stay at the vets office. She responded somewhat to the meds the doctor gave her, but is still a very sick dog. We are giving her diuretics for the fluid build up and another med for her blood pressure. None of that will cure her, but … Continue reading Winker Updates
Sad News
Our dog, Winker, is at the vets office right now and it looks like her problem is congestive heart failure. They are giving her meds to clear her lungs. Please spare some good thoughts for our baby.
Quantum Crossfire
...ummm, I got nothin' No Doclopedia post tonight due to sick Winkerdog. Will post two tomorrow. Taking Winker to the vet in the morning.
My Life Among The Insane Children
...all of whom I am related to by blood The Doclopedia #197 Smells Like Toon Spirit: The Headless Horse There are two very important things that you need to know about the ghostly equine known as the Headless Horse: He's really a very nice fellow and he does have a head. You see, because he's … Continue reading My Life Among The Insane Children
Dragon Pie
...first, you'll need a medium sized dragon The Doclopedia #196 Smells Like Toon Spirit: The Spirit In The Anvil Let's face it, in the cartoon universe, there are lots and lots of anvils. Anvils are the number one item to drop on an unsuspecting nitwit, ranking far ahead of the number two item, pianos. No … Continue reading Dragon Pie
