...NOT a new comic strip from John Kovalic After The Change Came Series 3 A Day & Night For Getting One's Game On If this post stops abruptly, it's because I've fallen asleep after a day on the go. Here's the fast recap of what went down for me at QuestCon today. Breakfast with friends … Continue reading Pork Tower
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Not Good News
...not good at all My friends, Posts here on the blog may be few and far between for awhile. Our sweet dog, Lucy, has been diagnosed with terminal lymphoma and my heart is just not in writing now. I will be back to blogging, but it might be a few weeks or so. … Continue reading Not Good News
Fat Cats Using Bats Chased Rats With Flat Hats Into Vats Full Of Gnats
...some were wearing spats ANNOUNCEMENT Ok, so I'll be ending the latest "After The Change Came" series by about Friday. After that, I have a storytelling/worldbuilding idea in mind. It will be an audience participation thing, with questions being asked on my Facebook page and the results being posted on my blog. I'm thinking two … Continue reading Fat Cats Using Bats Chased Rats With Flat Hats Into Vats Full Of Gnats
Doc Tempest Versus The Army Of The Cursed
...from the May, 1958 issue After The Change CameSeries 3 An Evening For Chow And Chatting Back in the suite after a busy day of con stuff and then an evening of eating, drinking and yakking with friends. This may be a short post, since I'm way tired and about to collapse. Spike is already asleep in his … Continue reading Doc Tempest Versus The Army Of The Cursed
The Mystery Of The Five Golden Frogs
... featuring that inscrutable detective, Chanley Charles After The Change Came Series 3 A Day For Geeking Out As I post this, Roscoe, Ben and I are on the train to San Francisco for QuestCon. Once we hit the City, we'll meet up with our friend Spike, with whom we'll be sharing a suite. Gigi, … Continue reading The Mystery Of The Five Golden Frogs
Handsome Joe Goes To The Supermarket
...with his human mom & dad After The Change Came Series 3 A Day For Hammering Out A Goddamn Peace Accord How to attain an end to a war... First, get a grumpy old Mutant to talk the Chinese Wizards into getting involved. Second, destroy a very small and delicate ecosystem or five, so … Continue reading Handsome Joe Goes To The Supermarket
Big Bog Bugs
...you don't want them crawling on you After The Change Came Series 3 A Morning For Popping Off To China Wow, today seems to be a day for traveling. I'm off to Beijing in a bit, while according to the morning emails, many of my friends will also be hitting the road. Let's review, … Continue reading Big Bog Bugs
The 15 Things You Need To Know Before Taking Over The World
...#1: Don't have an assistant named Pinky After The Change Came Series 3 A Morning For Another Interview The Times Interview: Grace, Lily & Gigi I'm off to China in a few minutes. Will write an entry later today. In the meantime, here's the Times interview with Grace, Lily & Gigi. Times: Congratulations … Continue reading The 15 Things You Need To Know Before Taking Over The World
Fly Fishing In The Stream Of Conciousness
...and not catching anything OOPS! Forgot to post the Monday entry for After The Change Came. Here it is and I promise the Wednesday entry will go up on time. After The Change Came Series 3 A Night For Gaming And Parenting Well, folks, tonight was Game Night at the old hacienda and … Continue reading Fly Fishing In The Stream Of Conciousness
Unicorns On The Prowl
...for virgins, one assumes After The Change Came Series 3 A Day For Being Interviewed Well, the Grizzlies lost by 2 points yesterday. Gigi won her bet with Roscoe, so she will be off to the Napa Valley wine country with Grace, Mom, Lily and assorted girlfriends for a weekend of spas, wine and fine … Continue reading Unicorns On The Prowl
Big Dan And Dancin’ Katy Get All Dressed Up
...and then they jump in the Lincoln and head to town After The Change Came Series 3 A Day For Wizardball In my last post, I forgot to mention that Wizardball, the game that has until recently been just a local thing, has gone big time. As in, worldwide and with TV and … Continue reading Big Dan And Dancin’ Katy Get All Dressed Up
Chapter 78: In Which Our Hero Finds A Secret Entrance Into The Sultan’s Palace, But Must Pose As A Eunuch Once Inside.
...not his ballsiest performance Ok, Gentle Readers, as promised, today I'm starting up the third series for After The Change Came. The first series is up on my website, but the second series seems not to be up anywhere right now. I shall try to rectify that. This series will go up twice a week … Continue reading Chapter 78: In Which Our Hero Finds A Secret Entrance Into The Sultan’s Palace, But Must Pose As A Eunuch Once Inside.
Bog Water On The Rocks
...with a side of snake squeezins! I'm Not Dead Yet! This is just a wee bit of a post to let y'all know that I'm still here, even though I haven't posted in 12 days. I took a few days off from most writing and am now using my limited writing time to work … Continue reading Bog Water On The Rocks
My Life Among The Other Worlds
...closes a chapter tonight Wow...I actually made it to my 1,000th Doclopedia post. I'm amazed and impressed with myself and a little bit sad and a bunch relieved. I want to thank those of you who have read and commented on these bits of imaginative rambling over the years. Please don't think this is the … Continue reading My Life Among The Other Worlds
The Totally True, But Still Unbelievable, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Traveling Worm Circus
...co-starring her favorite Great Aunt, Hepzibah Cornwinkle I know, I know...I've been slacking off on the last few Doclopedia posts. My only excuse is that first, my Sweet Angel of a wife, Grace got sick with a chest cold, then I got sick with either a bad attack of allergies or a bitch of … Continue reading The Totally True, But Still Unbelievable, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Traveling Worm Circus
The Secret Lives Of Dog Toys
...mostly, they lament being covered in spit. The Doclopedia #996 Quick Recipes From Around The Multiverse: Nick's Eye Opener Breakfast Genre: Pulp “So last night you had a full meal of double crosses, betrayal, lies and a real nice stab through the heart by a dame you thought you could trust. Then, for dessert, … Continue reading The Secret Lives Of Dog Toys
Long Cats Are Watching You!
...and ready to pounce! The Doclopedia #993 Unsuccessful Comic Book Heroes: SuperMom Genre: Humor, Supers In the mid 60s, Slammo Comics really wanted to jump on the “superheros with problems” bandwagon that the big comic company had ridden to amazing success. The main problem was that the big company had already done all the … Continue reading Long Cats Are Watching You!
A Wonderful Book About Terrible Children
...including the story "The Little Boy Who Ate Mud" The Doclopedia #991 Unsuccessful Comic Book Heroes: Butterfly Man Genre: Humor, Supers This poorly thought out hero was introduced in 1968 as an attempt to cash in on the whole hippie/Summer of Love thing. His ability to fly and shoot out “peace … Continue reading A Wonderful Book About Terrible Children
The Fantastic Adventures Of Doctor Tempest In The Land Of Dreams
...from the August 1896 issue The Doclopedia #990 Poultry That Saved The Day: The Chicken That Prevented They End Of Life As We Know It Genre: Humor, Science Fiction The “Nine High Pitched Tones Followed By Three Very Low Tones” (closest approximation we can put in print) were a race with two very … Continue reading The Fantastic Adventures Of Doctor Tempest In The Land Of Dreams
Nixed Mutts
...I know, BAD Doc The Doclopedia #989 Poultry That Saved The Day: The Duck Who Stopped The Zombies Genre: Humor, Horror Dr. Taringani had been hiding in the Safe Room for two days, ever since that Rhesus monkey had come back to “life” on the operating table and attacked Gary and Francine, then crashed … Continue reading Nixed Mutts
The 43 Things You Shouldn’t Sleep With
...#1: ex-wives The Doclopedia #988 Poultry That Saved The Day: The Turkey Who Saved The Queen Genre: Humor Good Queen Graciella was much beloved by her subjects in the kingdom of Artvisia. She was a young woman, but wise and just and caring, just as her mother had been during the 30 years of … Continue reading The 43 Things You Shouldn’t Sleep With
Curse Of The Devil Newts
...the lead story in Strange Amphibian Tales The Doclopedia #987 Poultry That Saved The Day: The Goose Who Stopped The Aliens Genre: Humor On April 21st, 1961, the alien race known as the ReeEEn came to Earth in 50 interstellar war craft that each measured two miles across and were bristling with weapons. It took … Continue reading Curse Of The Devil Newts
The Cupcake Elves Use Their Powers For Evil
...Mmmmm, evil cupcakes The Doclopedia #985 It Came From The Garden!: Buford's Big Melon Genre: Humor It was early August of 1953 when Buford Oakley packed up the biggest watermelon from his garden and headed off to the Texas State Fair. The melon in question was a 30 pounder and looked pretty damned perfect … Continue reading The Cupcake Elves Use Their Powers For Evil
Living Metal Laser Cats
...because regular Laser Cats aren't strange enough The Doclopedia #982 It Came From The Garden!: Garfoon, The Living Bean Vine Genre: Science Fiction, Humor For three million years, the tiny meteorite that held the consciousness of Garfoon, Master of Worlds, lay just a few inches under the soil that would one day become Herbie Foble's … Continue reading Living Metal Laser Cats
Mr. Porkwaffle Exhibits His Duck At The Fair
...and the duck, one Hamlet by name, wins the Grand Prize Shame on you if you thought "exhibits his duck" was a euphemism. Today, we finally end the Rings & Things theme. I may start a new theme shortly. The Doclopedia #981 Rings & Things: The Other Ring Genre: Fantasy, Humor So, we … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Exhibits His Duck At The Fair
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