Not In This Issue: Italian Shoes, Kumquats or Hydrothermal Vents

...but we do have quilts The Doclopedia #926 The Alphabet: P P is for…Peaches & The Creamettes: These four young ladies (Janet, Katy, Nancy & Dixie) from Atlanta, Georgia, were one of the most popular girl groups of the early 1960s. They first got into the music scene in 1957 when, as sophomores in high … Continue reading Not In This Issue: Italian Shoes, Kumquats or Hydrothermal Vents →

The Mindbogglingly Convoluted, But Somehow Really Informative, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Charity Treasure Hunt.

...co-starring her favorite teacher, Miss Lena Spozinski   The Doclopedia #922 The Alphabet: L Is For... Leaving, Nebraska: The small town of Leaving (population 3,209) is located in the west central portion of the state and would appear to any observer to be a typical small farming community. Being quite a way off the beaten … Continue reading The Mindbogglingly Convoluted, But Somehow Really Informative, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Charity Treasure Hunt. →

Doctor Tempest And His Amazing Adventures In The Zombie War

... from the July, 1898 issue   The Doclopedia #920 The Alphabet: J Is For... Joozoon Powder: Made from, among other things, the spittle of ancient red dragons and the earwax of a living hell hound, joozoon powder is a primary ingredient in many high lever spells. As one might imagine, it is a rare … Continue reading Doctor Tempest And His Amazing Adventures In The Zombie War →

The Rare And Beautiful And Very Large Easily Confused Elephants Of Potawango Island

...in many respects, they are like teenagers   The Doclopedia #917 The Alphabet: G Is For...   Golden Robots: In 1923, the Eastern European country of Grubansky unleashed an army of golden robots on its two neighboring countries Oxomistan and Anthillia. Within days, they were conquered and the robotic army was heading west. By the … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful And Very Large Easily Confused Elephants Of Potawango Island →

It’s All Fun And Games Until The Fat Man Gets Stuck In The Chimney

...and those damned elves just laugh at him.   The Doclopedia #908 Great Presents/Terrible Presents: ...On A Superhero World Great Present: A day off from heroing Terrible Present: A hand crocheted cape . . The Doclopedia #909 Great Presents/Terrible Presents: ...A Post-Apocalypse World Great Present: Food! Terrible Present: A computer . . The Doclopedia #910 … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until The Fat Man Gets Stuck In The Chimney →

Janie Got A Gnu

...song title if Aerosmith were dyslexic The Doclopedia #904 Great Presents/Terrible Presents: ...On A Zombie Apocalypse World Great Present: A solar rechargeable pulse laser rifle with head targeting technology Terrible Present: Eau De Brains perfume The Doclopedia #905 Great Presents/Terrible Presents: ...On A Dog World Great Present: BACON! Pretty much anything made out of or … Continue reading Janie Got A Gnu →

The Rare And Beautiful And Jolly Scampering Santa Squirrels Of Potawango Island

...they leave gifts for other animals The Doclopedia #898 Useful Holiday Spells: Wrap Present If you have lots of presents that need wrapping, but you hate or suck at wrapping presents, this is the spell for you. For every point of Mana you put into it, you can wrap up to one cubic foot of … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful And Jolly Scampering Santa Squirrels Of Potawango Island →

Chapter 119: In Which Our Hero And His Dog, Sadie, Escape From The French In A Hastily Constructed Balloon.

...a week later, they crash land in in Mongolia The Doclopedia #895 Alt. Santa Claus: Santa Claus Mark V Ladies and elves, KringleCo, your worldwide leader in present dispersal and delivery, presents...the Santa Clause Mark V! Our four previous Santa Augmentation Suits were good...breakthroughs in cybernetics...but the Mark V is a whole new evolution in … Continue reading Chapter 119: In Which Our Hero And His Dog, Sadie, Escape From The French In A Hastily Constructed Balloon. →

The Seriously Delayed, But Still Quite Holiday Oriented, Story of Mostly Purple Patty And The Stolen Roast Beast

...featuring her pet pig, Antonio  So I almost wrote a novel, with commentary on how it came to this. This year, I plunged headlong into NaNoWriMo and, by virtue of determination, lack of sleep and madness, cranked out 50,551 words that added up to about 95% of a first draft for a novel that might … Continue reading The Seriously Delayed, But Still Quite Holiday Oriented, Story of Mostly Purple Patty And The Stolen Roast Beast →