...15 secrets, if you're Canadian Yesterday: Scribbled ideas and outlines, gardened, did housework, wrangled basset hounds, smooched wife, laughed madly, plotted Today: Dog park, writing, weed whacking, cooking, more plotting, secret stuff, cooking, more wife smooching Tonight: Next entry in Violet's adventures, more mad laughter
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.
The Fruit Train Is On Schedule
...all aboard Zounds! My brain is so full of deep fried creative goodness that my head may well explode in a beautiful (albeit bloody and brain mattery) fountain of gamerish/writerish/fanboyish geekgasm. Or I may just lock myself in my writing room, have Grace shove food and drink thru the door every few hours, and go … Continue reading The Fruit Train Is On Schedule
Undead Jackalopes Frightened My Donkey
...it was all very traumatic On The Road With Violet: Director's Diary The story continues to go well and the pig (whose real name is Antigone) is one of the more talented animals I've ever worked with. In an earlier entry, I completely forgot to point out that Violet's Granny Ingrid is being played by … Continue reading Undead Jackalopes Frightened My Donkey
The Great High Speed Downhill No Brakes Disintegrating Wagon Ride
...which I survived, tho not unscathed On The Road With Violet: Fly By Knight Violet is walking down the road, trying to guess the name of her new traveling companion. "Katrina?" The pig gives an negative grunt. "Kelly? Kim? Lily? Lucy?" Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt. "Well, am I at least close to the right letter?" … Continue reading The Great High Speed Downhill No Brakes Disintegrating Wagon Ride
The Heartwarming, Yet Politically Incorrect, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Happy Kitten
...co-starring her pet emu, Yvette Mr. Cross Goes Mad Well, really, that's pretty old news. What I really mean is that, due to reading vast amounts of Narbonic recently (in order to have read the entire 5 years worth of strips), as well as reading that Atlas Games has THIS coming out, I've been thinking … Continue reading The Heartwarming, Yet Politically Incorrect, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Happy Kitten
Antimatter Just Like Mom Used To Make
...homebaked goodness for your warp drive On The Road With Violet: Pig Out For a few minutes Violet walks along as if nothing is amiss. Then, suddenly, she spins around to face whoever is following her. There, in the grass at the side of the road, she sees a small red pig. Both she and … Continue reading Antimatter Just Like Mom Used To Make
Doc Tempest VS Hell On Wheels
...from the April, 1965 issue Doc Update In a short while, after I finish my beloved morning tea, I'll be off to stock up on spices and such from the Herb Lady. Then. later today, I need to grind some of my homegrown herbs up to make some Italian seasoning. Might grind up some chiles, … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS Hell On Wheels
A Tender Nibble To The Inner Thigh
...CHA-CHING! Doc's new tv season review: Part 2 The Bionic Woman: Despite following an old tv series formula, (person must work for shadowy organization to save the world every week) this show's first episode did not suck. In fact, it was pretty good. I'll give it a few more episodes looksee. CSI: Answered the cliffhanger … Continue reading A Tender Nibble To The Inner Thigh
Mrs. Wangdoodle Gets Lost In The Jungle
...and ends up as a white goddess On The Road With Violet:Director's Notes Enjoyed working with Percy Kilbride (Mr. Crinkleglass), Bette Davis (Miss Jessamine) and Strother Martin (Mr. Guppy), even tho it was only for a few flashbacks. Voting seems to be leaning towards the pig. Need to contact the Swine Actor's Guild to locate … Continue reading Mrs. Wangdoodle Gets Lost In The Jungle
Doing The Cruise Night Beer Toss
...Marysville/Yuba City, summer,1970 On The Road With Violet: Take Me To The River As she sets off down the southern road, Violet cannot help but think about how the clueless folks of her village were no help at all when it came to finding out where the City of Glass actually was. "Far to the … Continue reading Doing The Cruise Night Beer Toss
Scorpion Girl And The Invasion From Jupiter
...it's action packed adventure Mind too fuzzy tonight...Body tired...will write Story entry tomorrow...until then, I wrote this earlier... Doc's new TV season review: Part 1 Heroes: Nice first episode. Some interesting stuff has been foreshadowed. The "no commercial" commercials sucked ass, but a PVR renders the suckage nil. Journeyman: This totally failed to engage me. … Continue reading Scorpion Girl And The Invasion From Jupiter
Turtle Racing News
...slow, yet exciting Game Report: Fantasy Heroes So today marked the resumption of gaming with my regular gaming group, as well as the start of a new series. The rules system is FUDGE and the setting is a continent spanning empire that has seen it's greatest days and is now, after 1000 years, a safe … Continue reading Turtle Racing News
Stainless Steel Dogs, Titanium Cats, Carbon Nanotube Mice
...high tech critters, those Regarding the "storytelling by poll" session from yesterday: I received the following email from the studio. Doc, Love the whole poll based writing thing. Very indie. Very experimental. Just a couple of minor suggestions. We were thinking it might be nice to let your co-writers know who is cast as who. … Continue reading Stainless Steel Dogs, Titanium Cats, Carbon Nanotube Mice
It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Stabbed In The Spleen
...spleens = comedy gold Doc Starts A New LJ Project Ok, so I'm gonna try my hand at a bit of "storytelling via LJ poll". I will freely admit to being inspired by robin_d_laws most excellent Angels & Operators, as well as the lingering effects of watching an hour long tv piece about Terry Gilliam … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Stabbed In The Spleen
The Story Of The Fair Maiden And Lusty Lumberjack
...and he doesn't hang around in bars Yarr, ye slackjawed seamonkeys, it be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Greetin's to ye from Ol' Cap'n Doc and seadogs Daisy and Winker. First Mate Grace be at work, teachin' them customers an' coworkers to either step lively or walk the bleedin' plank. I'm sippin' me grog just … Continue reading The Story Of The Fair Maiden And Lusty Lumberjack
Junior Muskrat Goes To The Big City
...and gets run over by a taxi Ok, so my blog here has gotten pretty boring. Far too much suburban domesticity reportage has appeared lately. Time for a change. Note: All of the following are personal opinions. Just because I feel one way about something and you may feel differently, it does not mean that … Continue reading Junior Muskrat Goes To The Big City
Doc Tempest And The Invisible World
...from the January, 1992 issue And so another Sunday goes down for the count here at the D&G Cross Home For Spoiled Basset Hounds. After our vist to the dog park, we undertook many housekeeping and gardening chores. Once that tired us out, Grace and I rested. Later, I did some more work on the … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Invisible World
Doc Tempest And The Prehistoric Peril
...from the May, 1965 issue Garden Update I spent three hours in the garden today. Plants were transplanted, weeds were pulled, water was doled out, dead prunings were piled up and a short tour of the garden was given to a couple of pretty hot looking 30 something soccer moms who stopped during their walk … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Prehistoric Peril
The Rare and Beautiful Bouncing Whales Of Potawango Island
...don't stand near them when they bounce The Career Meme My results were a bit...odd. 1: Pirate 2: Thief 3: Scoundrel 4: Highwayman 5: Outlaw 6: Smuggler 7: Ne'er Do Well 8: Free Market Capitalist 9: Evil Mastermind 10: Train Robber 11: Televangelist 12: Industrial Spy 13: Blackmailer 14: Despoiler Of Virgins 15: Dirty Bastard … Continue reading The Rare and Beautiful Bouncing Whales Of Potawango Island
It Was Hot In The Rock & Roll Jungle
...but we were very cool Oh Sweet Mother of Dog! Some guy is gonna be running a Creeks & Crawdads game at DunDraCon! Well, he's submitted it, but I see no reason why it won't get accepted. I must play in this game! Please...PLEEEEEEEEAAAASE let it not be scheduled at the same time as my … Continue reading It Was Hot In The Rock & Roll Jungle
Happy Little Dinosaurs
...dancing about the garden Meanwhile, I'm Still Thinkin'... 1: Despite my weeklong GenCon trip, I still have a strong desire to go on a long road trip. I love driving and seeing the sights North America has to offer. I blame this love of the open road and travelling on my parents, who would pack … Continue reading Happy Little Dinosaurs
Sneaking Up On The Queen Of Clowns
...so you can beep her nose Dreamtime Doc Holy crap, did I ever have a goofy dream last night. It started out with me riding across Monument Valley, Utah, with a group of cowboys/outlaws. We were riding hard and there was gunfire. One of the cowboys was Gary Cooper and another was my Uncle Robert … Continue reading Sneaking Up On The Queen Of Clowns
Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To The Fair
...and eats fried lard on a stick Stuffola 1: Game room still not done. Stop looking at me like that. 2: After much flipflopping, I've decided that my main gaming group will indeed be playing a series based on the Heroes concept, but set in a fantasy world. First session is Sept. 23rd. The system … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To The Fair
The Dangerous Dormice
...I've got yer twinkle twinkle right here Well hellfire, I thought I'd do posts on Friday and saturday, but the laziness hit me. Actually, the laziness is still hitting me, so I'll do a short post now, then something longer after we take The Girls to the dog park. Watched Torchwood last night on BBC … Continue reading The Dangerous Dormice
The Very Creepy, Yet Surprisingly Romantic, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Halloween House
...costarring her worst enemy, Almost Yellow Yolanda Doc Update 1: The game room is coming along nicely. Pix to come on Sunday or Monday. 2: The Giant Hawaiian Gourd seeds I planted have resulted in two smallish gourd vines and one humongous vine. How humongous, you ask? Try 73 feet from the tip of one … Continue reading The Very Creepy, Yet Surprisingly Romantic, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Halloween House
