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==General== | ==General== | ||
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*[[Violet Kiteway]] | *[[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]]. | *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]] | *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: | '''[[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: | '''[[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 | '''[[Tales From Earth:The Games We Play]] - by Duckiemonster''' | ||
A | ''11-DEC-05, 450 words - Edited by SledgeCallier'' | ||
A chance encounter | |||
'''[[Tales From Earth: | '''[[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: | '''[[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]] - | '''[[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. | A look at the games played by the childern of Earth. | ||
'''[[Tales From Earth: | '''[[Tales From Earth:DVD Games]] - by MagikGuy''' | ||
An | ''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: | '''[[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: | '''[[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]] - | '''[[Tales From Earth:Expedition]] - by Forg''' | ||
''29-NOV-05, 1290 words - Edited by Centipede'' | |||
Another day comes, another day goes... | Another day comes, another day goes... | ||
'''[[Tales From Earth: | '''[[Tales From Earth:When we met]] - by [[User:number9dream|number9dream]]''' | ||
'' | ''15-DEC-05, 1076 words - Edited by SledgeCallier'' | ||
A | 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: | '''[[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: | '''[[Tales From Earth: The night]] - by Specterz''' | ||
A | ''29-NOV-05, 500 words - Edited by Centipede'' | ||
A little rant about nights on Earth. | |||
'''[[Tales From 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: The | '''[[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: | '''[[Tales From Earth:Perplex City D20 Module]] - by [[User:Scott|Scott]]''' | ||
A | ''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: | '''[[Tales From Earth:No title]] - by [[Oliver Keers]]''' | ||
This | ''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: | '''[[Tales From Earth:Games-Sports-Ultimate Frisbee]] - by kobeyu''' | ||
A | ''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: | '''[[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: | '''[[Tales From Earth:people games]] - by [[User:Hituro|Hituro]]''' | ||
''11-DEC-05, 2000 words'' | |||
Playing games with People. | |||
'''[[Tales From Earth:Chanko-nabe]] - | '''[[Tales From Earth:Chanko-nabe]] - by ammonite''' | ||
''09-DEC-05, 6583 words'' | |||
A girl who fell in love with a sumo-wrestler. | 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]] | '''[[Tales From Earth:Pawn]] | ||
Lone pawn on a chessboard, watched by more powerful pieces. Black and white illustration. | Lone pawn on a chessboard, watched by more powerful pieces. Black and white illustration. | ||
'''[[Tales From Earth:Hide and Seek Peek]] | '''[[Tales From Earth:Hide and Seek Peek]] | ||
Peeking while others hide. Black and white illustration. | Peeking while others hide. Black and white illustration. | ||
'''[[Tales From Earth:Earth.png]] | '''[[Tales From Earth:Earth.png]] | ||
Tales From Earth - Section header. Black and white illustration. | Tales From Earth - Section header. Black and white illustration. | ||
'''[[Tales From Earth:Games.png]] - [[ | '''[[Tales From Earth:Games.png]] | ||
Tales From Earth | 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: | '''[[Tales From Earth:Dracovenatio.png]] | ||
Black and white illustration. | |||
'''[[Tales From Earth: | '''[[Tales From Earth:D20.png]] | ||
Black and white illustration. | |||
{{BookTemplate}} | |||
Latest revision as of 19:37, 10 July 2007
PERPLEX CITY, SEASON ONE |
General
|
- Violet Kiteway asked us to 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
References
- article, 05-DEC-05 "Seaside Announces Plan to Release Earth Anthology" link
- article, 11-MAR-06 "Earth Anthology Sells Well Despite Cool Critical Reception" link
Index of articles
Section 1: Games
Tales From Earth:Carnival of Monsters - by 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 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 Gibbet 09-DEC-05, 1331 words - Edited by SledgeCallier This is not a game!
Tales From Earth:Moonbeam - by 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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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