Tales From Earth

2007-07-10T14:36:55Z

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==General==
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*[[Violet Kiteway]] asked us to [http://www.quirkyacuity.com/archives/2005/11/a_brainwave.html write a book for her.]
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]
*A final manuscript has now been sent to Seaside Press for publishing

*[[Tales From Earth:Authors|Author's blurbs are collected here.]]

==References==
*article, 05-DEC-05 "[[Seaside Press|Seaside]] Announces Plan to Release [[Tales From Earth|Earth Anthology]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/12/seaside_announc.html}}
*article, 11-MAR-06 "[[Book|Earth Anthology]] Sells Well Despite Cool Critical Reception" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/earth_anthology.html}}

==Index of articles==

===Section 1: Games===

'''[[Tales From Earth:Carnival of Monsters]] - by [[User:MikeyJ|MikeyJ]]'''
''07-DEC-05, 192 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
An excuse to insult people.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Which is Better?]] - by Ryan Andrew'''
''13-DEC-05, 701 words - Edited by Centipede''
Brains vs Brawn.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Dicing With the Devil]] - by [[User:Hituro|Hituro]]'''
''13-DEC-05, 5832 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A Gambler down on his luck makes a deal with the devil.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tuberunning]] - by ammonite'''
''03-DEC-05, 866 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
London is a game. In many ways. This is about a few of them.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Spay's Invaders]] - by [[User:Gibbet|Gibbet]]'''
''09-DEC-05, 1331 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
This is not a game!

'''[[Tales From Earth:Moonbeam]] - by [[User:Cronogenesis|Cronogenesis]]'''
''06-DEC-05, 2,087 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A stranger a letter and an ancient coin... A rewriting of part one an old series I once wrote and did noting with.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - by [[User:Sentinel|Sentinel]]'''
''28-NOV-05, 2581 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.

'''[[Tales From Earth:ilovenatalie.exe]] - by [[User:GasparLewis|GasparLewis]]'''
''2-DEC-05, 1300 words and a big pile of numbers - Edited by Centipede''
William's girlfriend is missing, and somebody planned it.
Can he solve his way to her rescue? Or rather... ''can you?''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - by TheBozzball'''
''02-DEC-05, 3186 words - Edited by Centipede''
A description of the games played by a group of people in a place.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Tower of Cards]] - by [[User:Gibbet]]'''
''04-DEC-05, 1242 words - Edited by Centipede''
A story of persistence to fulfill a lifelong dream.
''(Feedback will be welcomed)''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Draco Venatio]] - by [[User:Scott|Scott]]'''
''01-DEC-05, 2100 words - Edited by Centipede''
Dragons play games, the likes of which no man has any business playing.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Number Cruncher]] - by [[User:Cronogenesis|Cronogenesis]]'''
''07-DEC-05, 0 words, lots of 0's and 1's - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A nice little binary puzzle I quickly wrote. The code should work but feel free to check it.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Games We Play]] - by Duckiemonster'''
''11-DEC-05, 450 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A chance encounter

'''[[Tales From Earth:The London 2012 Olympic Bid]] - by [[User:Frankie Roberto|Frankie Roberto]]'''
''3-DEC-05, 1000 words - Edited by Centipede''
An article on London's successful 2012 Olympic Bid.
''(comments, feedback and proof-reading welcome)''

'''[[Tales From Earth:To Epiphany and Beyond...!]] - by [[User:fantasticalan|fantasticalan]]'''
''12-DEC-05, 847 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
Fantastic Alan guides you through the Christmas Games Season here in the UK.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Childrens Games]] - by Katie Goldblatt'''
''14-12-05, 722 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A look at the games played by the childern of Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:DVD Games]] - by MagikGuy'''
''9-DEC-05, 1600 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A review of the Harry Potter 'Scene it?' DVD game.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Rebel Pirate]] - by [[User:Cronogenesis|Cronogenesis]]'''
''11-DEC-05, 271 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
Somebodys stolen the ships booty! But who is the culprit?

'''[[Tales From Earth:Rock Paper Scissors]] - by Ukmarkwilson'''
An in depth dissertation on the ancient and noble history of a proud gaming tradition.

===Section 2: Tales From Earth===

'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - by [[User:GasparLewis|GasparLewis]]'''
''29-NOV-05, 1000 words - Edited by Centipede''
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - by Coxtin'''
''29-NOV-05, 1081 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - by Forg'''
''29-NOV-05, 1290 words - Edited by Centipede''
Another day comes, another day goes...

'''[[Tales From Earth:When we met]] - by [[User:number9dream|number9dream]]'''
''15-DEC-05, 1076 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
A love story.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Kabuki Belly Dancer]] - by Mokey F. Rock'''
''08-DEC-05, 2584 words - Edited by Centipede''
A short story of escaping reality.

'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - by [[User:Enigmaster|Enigmaster]]'''
''29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D) - Edited by Centipede''
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.

'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - by Specterz'''
''29-NOV-05, 500 words - Edited by Centipede''
A little rant about nights on Earth.

'''[[Tales From Earth:CIA The forbidden fruit of Hollywood]] - by Josh Black'''
''14-DEC-05, 2000 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''
An essay on the draw of Hollywood to the Central Intelegence Agency.

===Section 3: The Unfiction Collaborative Story===

'''[[Tales From Earth:A Day In The Un-Life: A Collaborative Effort]] - By The Unfiction Community'''
''6,800 words - Edited by Scott. The Poor Bastard.''
[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] original workspace
This story was written and assembled by an ad hoc rabble.

===Section 4: The Perplex City D20 Module===

'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - by [[User:Scott|Scott]]'''
''01-DEC-05, 5400 words - Edited by Cassandra''
A role playing game module based in Perplex City. (version 1.1)

===Section 5: Addendum and non-sequitor===

Several articles were, For various reasons, not printed in the final collection. This section, as included on this wiki, lists some of them.

'''[[Tales From Earth:No title]] - by [[Oliver Keers]]'''
''15-DEC-05, 226 words''
Oliver offers himself up as an agent of darkness.
This project was turned down as a possible means of getting the attention of the 3P.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - by kobeyu'''
''01-DEC-05, 614 words''
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.
This work was abandoned when the author ran out of free time.

'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - by Coxtin'''
''29-NOV-05, 1225 words''
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome.
Was omitted due to (a remarkably impressive command of) foul language.

'''[[Tales From Earth:people games]] - by [[User:Hituro|Hituro]]'''
''11-DEC-05, 2000 words''
Playing games with People.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Chanko-nabe]] - by ammonite'''
''09-DEC-05, 6583 words''
A girl who fell in love with a sumo-wrestler.

'''[[Tales_From_Earth:Games]] - by Watusi'''
''16-DEC-05''
A short piece of prose which somehow went unnoticed.

==Index of Illustrations==

'''ALL ILLUSTRATIONS BY ZAEIL THE MAGNIFICENT!!'''

'''[[Tales From Earth:Cover.png]]
Colour Front illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Pawn]]
Lone pawn on a chessboard, watched by more powerful pieces. Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Hide and Seek Peek]]
Peeking while others hide. Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Earth.png]]
Tales From Earth - Section header. Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Games.png]]
Games - Section header. Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Unfiction.png]]
Collaborative story - Section header. Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:KabukiBellyDancer.png]]
Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:SpaysInvader.png]]
Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:GamesWePlay.png]]
Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:Dracovenatio.png]]
Black and white illustration.

'''[[Tales From Earth:D20.png]]
Black and white illustration.

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