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==General==<br />
{{Shortcut|Book}}<br />
*[[Violet Kiteway]] asked us to [http://www.quirkyacuity.com/archives/2005/11/a_brainwave.html write a book for her.]<br />
*She plans to have it published by [[Seaside Press]].<br />
*Once it's published, she can use her credentials as a published author to get access to the diary of [[Anthony Granier]]<br />
*A final manuscript has now been sent to Seaside Press for publishing<br />
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*[[Tales From Earth:Authors|Author's blurbs are collected here.]]<br />
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==References==<br />
*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}}<br />
*article, 11-MAR-06 "[[Book|Earth Anthology]] Sells Well Despite Cool Critical Reception" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/earth_anthology.html}}<br />
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==Index of articles==<br />
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===Section 1: Games===<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Carnival of Monsters]] - by [[User:MikeyJ|MikeyJ]]'''<br />
''07-DEC-05, 192 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
An excuse to insult people.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Which is Better?]] - by Ryan Andrew'''<br />
''13-DEC-05, 701 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
Brains vs Brawn.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Dicing With the Devil]] - by [[User:Hituro|Hituro]]'''<br />
''13-DEC-05, 5832 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A Gambler down on his luck makes a deal with the devil.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Tuberunning]] - by ammonite'''<br />
''03-DEC-05, 866 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
London is a game. In many ways. This is about a few of them.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Spay's Invaders]] - by [[User:Gibbet|Gibbet]]'''<br />
''09-DEC-05, 1331 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
This is not a game!<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Moonbeam]] - by [[User:Cronogenesis|Cronogenesis]]'''<br />
''06-DEC-05, 2,087 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A stranger a letter and an ancient coin... A rewriting of part one an old series I once wrote and did noting with.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Reality? Virtually!]] - by [[User:Sentinel|Sentinel]]'''<br />
''28-NOV-05, 2581 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A discussion of the ever blurring boundaries between reality and the world of gaming.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:ilovenatalie.exe]] - by [[User:GasparLewis|GasparLewis]]'''<br />
''2-DEC-05, 1300 words and a big pile of numbers - Edited by Centipede''<br />
William's girlfriend is missing, and somebody planned it.<br />
Can he solve his way to her rescue? Or rather... ''can you?''<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Where's My Meniscus and other time wasters]] - by TheBozzball'''<br />
''02-DEC-05, 3186 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
A description of the games played by a group of people in a place.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Tower of Cards]] - by [[User:Gibbet]]'''<br />
''04-DEC-05, 1242 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
A story of persistence to fulfill a lifelong dream.<br />
''(Feedback will be welcomed)''<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Draco Venatio]] - by [[User:Scott|Scott]]'''<br />
''01-DEC-05, 2100 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
Dragons play games, the likes of which no man has any business playing.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Number Cruncher]] - by [[User:Cronogenesis|Cronogenesis]]'''<br />
''07-DEC-05, 0 words, lots of 0's and 1's - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A nice little binary puzzle I quickly wrote. The code should work but feel free to check it.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:The Games We Play]] - by Duckiemonster'''<br />
''11-DEC-05, 450 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A chance encounter<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:The London 2012 Olympic Bid]] - by [[User:Frankie Roberto|Frankie Roberto]]'''<br />
''3-DEC-05, 1000 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
An article on London's successful 2012 Olympic Bid.<br />
''(comments, feedback and proof-reading welcome)''<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:To Epiphany and Beyond...!]] - by [[User:fantasticalan|fantasticalan]]'''<br />
''12-DEC-05, 847 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
Fantastic Alan guides you through the Christmas Games Season here in the UK.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Childrens Games]] - by Katie Goldblatt'''<br />
''14-12-05, 722 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A look at the games played by the childern of Earth. <br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:DVD Games]] - by MagikGuy'''<br />
''9-DEC-05, 1600 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A review of the Harry Potter 'Scene it?' DVD game.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:The Rebel Pirate]] - by [[User:Cronogenesis|Cronogenesis]]'''<br />
''11-DEC-05, 271 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
Somebodys stolen the ships booty! But who is the culprit?<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Rock Paper Scissors]] - by Ukmarkwilson'''<br />
An in depth dissertation on the ancient and noble history of a proud gaming tradition.<br />
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===Section 2: Tales From Earth===<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Ramblerhymes I and II]] - by [[User:GasparLewis|GasparLewis]]'''<br />
''29-NOV-05, 1000 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
A free-form, semi-poignant tirade about nothing... in a good way.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Coffee Addiction]] - by Coxtin'''<br />
''29-NOV-05, 1081 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A NON_AUTOBIOGRAHPICAL story about a man who loves coffee.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - by Forg'''<br />
''29-NOV-05, 1290 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
Another day comes, another day goes...<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:When we met]] - by [[User:number9dream|number9dream]]'''<br />
''15-DEC-05, 1076 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
A love story.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Kabuki Belly Dancer]] - by Mokey F. Rock'''<br />
''08-DEC-05, 2584 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
A short story of escaping reality.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:The Assignment]] - by [[User:Enigmaster|Enigmaster]]'''<br />
''29-NOV-05, 1337 words (:D) - Edited by Centipede''<br />
A short story, illustrating one of the many pressures of student life.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - by Specterz'''<br />
''29-NOV-05, 500 words - Edited by Centipede''<br />
A little rant about nights on Earth.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:CIA The forbidden fruit of Hollywood]] - by Josh Black'''<br />
''14-DEC-05, 2000 words - Edited by SledgeCallier''<br />
An essay on the draw of Hollywood to the Central Intelegence Agency.<br />
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===Section 3: The Unfiction Collaborative Story===<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:A Day In The Un-Life: A Collaborative Effort]] - By The Unfiction Community'''<br />
''6,800 words - Edited by Scott. The Poor Bastard.''<br />
[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13305 Tales From Earth:Collaborative Effort] original workspace<br />
This story was written and assembled by an ad hoc rabble.<br />
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===Section 4: The Perplex City D20 Module===<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - by [[User:Scott|Scott]]'''<br />
''01-DEC-05, 5400 words - Edited by Cassandra''<br />
A role playing game module based in Perplex City. (version 1.1)<br />
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===Section 5: Addendum and non-sequitor===<br />
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Several articles were, For various reasons, not printed in the final collection. This section, as included on this wiki, lists some of them.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:No title]] - by [[Oliver Keers]]'''<br />
''15-DEC-05, 226 words''<br />
Oliver offers himself up as an agent of darkness.<br />
This project was turned down as a possible means of getting the attention of the 3P.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - by kobeyu'''<br />
''01-DEC-05, 614 words''<br />
A description of one of Earth's newer sports.<br />
This work was abandoned when the author ran out of free time.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:peta]] - by Coxtin'''<br />
''29-NOV-05, 1225 words''<br />
A story in which a monkey gives relationship advice which is unwelcome.<br />
Was omitted due to (a remarkably impressive command of) foul language.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:people games]] - by [[User:Hituro|Hituro]]'''<br />
''11-DEC-05, 2000 words''<br />
Playing games with People.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Chanko-nabe]] - by ammonite'''<br />
''09-DEC-05, 6583 words''<br />
A girl who fell in love with a sumo-wrestler.<br />
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'''[[Tales_From_Earth:Games]] - by Watusi'''<br />
''16-DEC-05''<br />
A short piece of prose which somehow went unnoticed.<br />
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==Index of Illustrations==<br />
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'''ALL ILLUSTRATIONS BY ZAEIL THE MAGNIFICENT!!'''<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Cover.png]]<br />
Colour Front illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Pawn]]<br />
Lone pawn on a chessboard, watched by more powerful pieces. Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Hide and Seek Peek]]<br />
Peeking while others hide. Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Earth.png]]<br />
Tales From Earth - Section header. Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Games.png]]<br />
Games - Section header. Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Unfiction.png]]<br />
Collaborative story - Section header. Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:KabukiBellyDancer.png]]<br />
Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:SpaysInvader.png]]<br />
Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:GamesWePlay.png]]<br />
Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:Dracovenatio.png]]<br />
Black and white illustration.<br />
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'''[[Tales From Earth:D20.png]]<br />
Black and white illustration.<br />
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