...those tentacled bastards The Doclopedia #2,910 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #149 Chapter Twelve: Older & Wiser Great-grandmother Helma was almost done with her book. She had been writing it for several days now, with a marathon writing session yesterday. She was still very tired from that, but she had to finish it today. Her time … Continue reading Cruel Squids Agitated My Mousebird →

...co-starring her dad, Halfway Gray Greg The Doclopedia #2,909 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #148 She read that passage four times and was still staring at it when she heard the Grand High Curator behind her say, “Come to the end, have you?” Seyan screeched and jumped up out of her chair like it had turned … Continue reading The One Day Late Due To A Birthday Story Of Mostly Purply Patty And Roger The Goose →

...technically, Dr. Cakes The Doclopedia #2,908 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #147 Seyan wondered what they might be, beyond getting control of the Artifacts that the Grand High Curator had told her about. It seemed certain that merely trying to take over the Museum from within would be risky unless they had the Artifacts first, but … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Cakes! →

...and he was good at it The Doclopedia #2,907 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #146 A couple of minutes later, breakfast was done and Seyan was back to work on the book. She was now into a mix of the earliest days of the Museum and the time just before Roadrise. Most of the Museum part … Continue reading Smooth Paul Was Their Face →

...a popular 60's band The Doclopedia #2,906 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #145 “Oh, they tried, Seyan. Over the first century or so, they attempted to send down devices to have a look at things, but the Cleansing Dust of the Star People was still in the atmosphere and it destroyed everything they sent. The devices … Continue reading Electric Hot Dog →

...explain yourself The Doclopedia #2,904 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #144 The Grand High Curator nodded and said, “Yes, they are. One rather large cache was used to build much of this Museum. Similar caches helped build all of the Museums, really. The Star People used their technology to turn the things humans had built into … Continue reading A Spoon In Your Shoe →

...some sort of terriers The Doclopedia #2,904 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #143 “You've copied over half of the book, I see. Excellent speed, that. Took me nearly a week to copy the entire thing, but then, they wanted it legible and my writing is barely passable at slow speeds.” He paused to sip his own … Continue reading Mexican Jenny And The Boogie Woogie Dogs →

...you know you want to The Doclopedia #2,903 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #142 Chapter Eleven: Learning From The Past Seyan woke up when she smelled food. There, sitting at a small table, was the Grand High Curator and a plate of hot food. Unless she was mistaken, the pitcher next to a cup was full … Continue reading Why Not Just Do The Thing? →

...right after these cupcakes The Doclopedia #2,902 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #141 Chapter Ten: Crystal Vibrations Somewhere in the world, a large piece of Ancient crystal the size of a boulder began to vibrate. No humans saw or heard this, because this particular piece of crystal was very far from anywhere that humans normally went. … Continue reading A Report On Alien Bakers →

for emergencies only The Doclopedia #2,901 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #140 “I can do that, Bevan.” Dree had often run errands for guests. “Alright then, Dree, I'll leave a list and some money with your Dad in the morning. Until then, good luck with that problem of yours.” Dree left the room and took the … Continue reading Secret Tequila →

...not good The Doclopedia #2,899 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #138 She looked at him for a long while, then started to laugh. She reached over and mussed up his hair. “Young sir, you are full of good advice! I think I'll just go up to my room and sleep on it.” She stood up, just … Continue reading Flamingo Pie →

...it always rolled a 1 The Doclopedia #2,897 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #137 “She says that there are adventures and stories all over, if folks would just get on the Road and go looking for them. She traveled all over, starting when she was about my age and not stopping until she came back here … Continue reading The Terrifying Story Of The Cursed D20 →

...and they ain't cheap, kid The Doclopedia #2,896 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #136 “I hope you don't mind, Miss. Not too many places to sit tonight.” She smiled at him and gave a nod. She looked kind of worried and maybe just a little tipsy. “I don't mind, “ she said slowly. “You kind of … Continue reading Standard Rates Apply Here →

...still have hurt pixies though The Doclopedia #2,895 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #135 Dree would have none of that. His parents thought he should go off to school in the city when he turned 16, but he wanted to be a storyteller like Greaty had been. Spending 30 or so years traveling around telling and … Continue reading No More Death Pixies! →

...maybe run? The Doclopedia #2,894 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #134 The Roadie lady laughed at that and the Offy looked disgusted. “Bugger!,” he said. “I just bought these clothes! Oh well, I need the money and I can always get them washed. I guess I'll be buying a good hot bath tonight.” Dree chuckled at … Continue reading Sand Woman Is Waiting →

...most are 50% safe! The Doclopedia #2,893 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #133 No sooner had Dree put away the mugs than his father shoved a tray of food into his hand and told him to take it out to those two. Apparently, Dad had already taken them a couple of large mugs of ale out … Continue reading Come See Our New Products →

...it was strange treasure The Doclopedia #2,892 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #132 A couple of hours later, just as Dree was returning with a cartload of ceramic mugs that Miss Jurdenfal, the local potter, apparently made out of the heaviest clay on earth, a Roadie lady and an Offy man walked into the inn together. … Continue reading A Magic Ring And A Butter Knife →

...and into the night The Doclopedia #2,891 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #131 Chapter Nine: Dree Diverted Dree had almost made it to the foot of the stairs when his mother stepped out in front of him, hands on her hips and that look in her eyes. Work was about to be piled on his shoulders … Continue reading Driving Out Of The Rain →

...as a dancing granny The Doclopedia #2,890 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #130 The agent nodded while making mental notes of the agents to be chosen as watchers. Oh, if the Master could only succeed at this, then it would make the inevitable takeover of the library so much easier. “Will there be anything else, Master?” … Continue reading Mrs Wangdoodle Gets A Gig →

...pleasant, if dangerous The Doclopedia #2,889 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #129 The more he thought about it, the more Porcero leaned towards this being the case. Even though the information in the documents would mean little to most people, the Grand High Curator was smart enough to put certain facts together and, just possibly, use … Continue reading My Life Among The Alien Flowers →

...not easy The Doclopedia #2,888 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #128 The High Curator paused in his stroll. This was something different for the Grand High Curator. Was he perhaps thinking of using this Trainee as an assassin? Not a chance. The Grand High Curator did not work that way. A stealthy spy? Possible, but very … Continue reading Monetizing Many Mighty Mammoths →

...as a top security specialist The Doclopedia #2,887 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #127 “Not much new to report, Master. The Grand High Curator was seen with a young Trainee yesterday, but then they both were lost by our shadowers. The Grand High Curator has since been reacquired, but the Trainee is still missing.” Porcero mulled … Continue reading Rabbi Bob Surveyed The Target →

...after watching the Giants win The Doclopedia #2,886 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #126 Chapter Eight: Plotters Field It was a very warm spring day in the fields where the Museum grew so much of its food. Already, the tomato and pepper plants were bearing small fruits and many other vegetables were coming along nicely. It … Continue reading The Beer Dwarves And The Hotdog Gnomes Party Hard →

...Yumalicious! The Doclopedia #2,885 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #125 By now, the edge of Town was only a few minutes away. Bevan counted his money and it came to six bucks, a half buck and seven pennies. A couple of nights at the inn and some new clothes would wipe out much of it, so … Continue reading Prawnburger Deluxe →