...go on, try itThe Doclopedia #3,019 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #258 Chapter Thirty Two: Messages In The Dark The sun had been down about an hour and Dree was getting hungry from the smell of the rabbit that Ala was frying up. Bevan had killed two of them with thrown rocks earlier in the day … Continue reading Onion Smoothies For You →

...and the ladies all love him The Doclopedia #3,018 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #257 Chapter Thirty One: Bad News For Porcero The Quadcycles had made excellent time during the night, averaging 30 miles an hour, with speeds as high as 45 or 50 miles an hour on some downhill slopes. At dawn, they had just … Continue reading Handsome Joe Travels To France →

...food for 217 species The Doclopedia #3,017 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #256 Chapter Thirty: The Game Changing Letter It didn't take Dree long to read Greaty Helma's letter to him. It was pretty short and to the point. “Dearest Dree, The small square of glass you have is called a comslate. To find out how … Continue reading Starport 359: Cheap Fuel And Tasty Eats →

...it's tinier than everThe Doclopedia #3,016 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #255 Chapter Twenty Nine: Strange Events After many hours of vibrating, all of the crystal relics on earth stopped. They had communicated everything that needed communicating and now it was time for one last thing before they began waiting for Collection. There was a moment … Continue reading Big News About Tiny Stuff →

...but not necessarily for her The Doclopedia #3,015 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #254 Chapter Twenty Eight: Success and Succession When Mertina opened the door to the private office of the Grand High Curator, she had her carefully rehearsed scream and faint all prepared. Once the others in the outer office had revived her and confirmed … Continue reading Sally Always Found Trouble →

...and stir up trouble NOTE: I am now doing full chapters so as to get this finished before October The Doclopedia #3,014 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #253 Chapter Twenty Seven: Seekers Assemble Seeker Hadolfus was in a terribly foul mood indeed, thought Padro as he poured both of them a mug of strong tea. They … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Go To Mars →

...it ate Goonville, Florida The Doclopedia #3,013 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #252 “The nearest Road is less than a mile from here. About three miles east is a tiny Town that we'll avoid by going north for a few miles. Then we'll turn east again. Not much chance of encountering a Seeker, so we'll travel … Continue reading Vurvax, The Creature That Ate Houses →

...everybody loves them The Doclopedia #3,012 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #251 Bevan sat down next to Dree and began eating a biscuit and a piece of cheese. “How about you, Dree? What did you dream of last night?” “The only dream I remember was one about eating pie. There was this whole table full of … Continue reading Capybara Cavalcade →

...oh hell no! The Doclopedia #3,011 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #250 Dree woke up just before sunrise with his stomach grumbling. For a moment, he was confused about where he was, but then he remembered it all. Next to him, Ala was still fast asleep, but on the other side, Bevan's bedroll was gone. Sitting … Continue reading New Monster #23: The Octobear →

...because he won often The Doclopedia #3,010 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #249 Chapter Twenty Six: Cold Camp After riding for several hours, Bevan, Ala & Dree had stopped in a small wooded area to rest the horses and get some sleep. Bevan was certain that they had given their pursuers the slip, but he knew … Continue reading Oscar Had A Winning Smile →

...not by the animals The Doclopedia #3,009 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #248 He pulled a chain, turned a small crank and in less than a minute they had sprouted wings and sped up to 35 miles an hour. The “wings” were actually sails that had been rolled up and hidden by part of Gertie's framework. … Continue reading Zoo Antics →

...dog moms The Doclopedia #3,008 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #247 And there it was, in the big cave called Rattlesnake Cave, the glow of firelight and quite a few shadows cast by humans. Seyan got out her comslate and sent a message to the Grand High Curator. “They are in Rattlesnake Cave. Good luck!” A … Continue reading Dogs With Bad Attitudes And The Women That Love Them →

...it was a different era! The Doclopedia #3,007 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #246 Seyan looked at the air speed indicator and saw they they were doing seven miles an hour, which was pretty good against a light headwind. It was pretty easy to pedal and crank, easier than she would have thought given her cursory … Continue reading Originally Titled: “No Skin For You, Teddy!” →

...oh yes, she was The Doclopedia #3,006 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #245 Chapter Twenty Five: Night FlightSeyan had been terrified for the first thirty or seconds after Gertie was in the air, then she decided that she never wanted to travel any other way. She gave out a loud “Whoop!” and told Lahn, “This is … Continue reading The Butter Queen Was An Interesting Lady →

...before the eat you The Doclopedia #3,005 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #244 With the two front pedalers only, they were soon cruising at twenty miles an hour on the ever smooth Road. Each team of two would pedal for an hour, then the next would take over. Porcero himself would not be pedaling. Instead, he … Continue reading Flowers That Watch You Sleep →

...the budgie of blood The Doclopedia #3,004 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #243 Chapter Twenty Four: The Long Ride The trail that ran thirty five miles through the desert, from the Museum to the nearest Road, was rough and better for horses or foot travel than it was for a bicycle or, in this case, a … Continue reading Dracula’s Parakeet →

...which was normalThe Doclopedia #3,003 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #242 “Master, they have to be hiding in a cave or maybe a small canyon. Either way, on a cold desert night, they need fires. Fires that will be visible from above. We can use a comslate to tell you exactly where they are.” Seyan was … Continue reading We Just Got A Blank Stare From the Cat →

...in the darkThe Doclopedia #3,002 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #241 She quickly laid out all the pieces of the puzzle to them. How he had probably had a few Seekers who were later reported as lost or dead set things up, then build up the Empire from “washed out” trainees and outside recruits. Since the … Continue reading Chapter 207: In Which Our Hero Finds His Way Through The Baron’s Manor →

...open 24/7The Doclopedia #3,001 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #240 Suddenly, that part of Seyan's brain that had been working on the conundrum of the Quiet Empire dropped the last piece of the puzzle in place.Sneaky! As in sneak attack...as in the Quiet Empire being nearby...as in the Quiet Empire being all wrong and nobody remembering … Continue reading Tomfoolery R Us →

...co-starring her pet mouse, GeorgieThe Doclopedia #2,999 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #238 “Well, “ said Master Ohlong when Lahn finished, “Only thing left to do is suit you both up and get you out of here.” As she put on her flying suit in a small side room, she wondered if the Grand High Curator … Continue reading The Simple, But Also Brain Busting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Milk & Cookies & Confusion →

...he's got a contractThe Doclopedia #2,998 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #237 Seyan stifled a giggle when she thought how those seats were nowhere near wide enough for Master Ohlong's ass. Being unaware of that, Ohlong continued on. “These cranks up here are turned by your hands and can be used for extra speed or to … Continue reading Quiet Podowski Blows Into Town →

...it's gonna blowThe Doclopedia #2,997 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #236 Lahn joined her for dinner, where they ate enough to feel full, but not too full to pedal bicycles through the sky. They were joined by Master Ohlong and several others, all of whom the High Curator questioned mercilessly about the state of readiness of … Continue reading Hey, Volcano Nose! →

...repairs clocksThe Doclopedia #2,996 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #235 “I'm sorry I didn't get to use any of the other tricks of the staff, Master. Should we go again?” Ohlong laughed at that. “I think not. I don't have that many helpers to spare. We'll call you well versed in staff usage. Now let's get … Continue reading Clock Doc →

...#4: are you gruff?The Doclopedia #2,995 366 Days, 366 Paragraphs: #234 She leapt over the swinging staff of Foe #3 before clocking him alongside of his head with the wooden sphere on her blade. Continuing her turn, she whirled the staff, retracted the blade and sent the wooden sphere straight into Foe #4's crotch. He … Continue reading The 11 Things You Never Ask A Goat →