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The Day a God Died

2009-06-30T23:17:01-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Historical
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 863, Reviews: 5, Complete

Josh always dreamed of seeing his hero, but on the day he finally meets him, tragedy strikes.

Glass Slippers

2009-06-25T23:06:47-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General/Humor
Chapters: 29, Words: 21,044, Reviews: 7, In-Progress

Yet another retelling of the Cinderella story. I know it's not the most original concept, but I thought it would be fun to explore these charecters again.

Golden Acres Farm

2009-02-05T17:25:50-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 14, Words: 7,544, Reviews: 22, Complete

A runaway discovers a magical farm, where the crops seem able to cure any disease.

The UltiPizza

2009-01-04T15:47:49-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Humor/Fantasy
Chapters: 19, Words: 13,773, Reviews: 3, In-Progress

A grand quest begins from a humble pizza parlour.

The Griffins

2008-11-02T19:23:13-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/Adventure
Chapters: 44, Words: 55,400, Reviews: 12, Complete

A secret magical society operates in a seemingly normal high school- but are they getting in under their heads?

Waking Dreams

2008-05-16T18:18:04-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 11, Words: 18,257, Reviews: 4, Complete

Laura sees intense visions of the future that threaten to ruin her life.

Believe

2008-02-24T06:43:58-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,768, Reviews: 6, Complete

The power of the human mind.

Ruling

2008-02-11T07:58:11-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Essay
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,520, Reviews: 1, Complete

Sort of an essaydisguisedasastory that I wrote just to experiment. Enjoy!

Life Goes On

2008-01-15T11:10:19-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 7, Words: 6,374, Reviews: 1, Complete

A man rediscovers how to live life after he retires.

Five Years

2007-12-21T19:08:24-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Sci-Fi
Chapters: 5, Words: 11,799, Reviews: 4, Complete

The life story of a member of an alien speices that only has the lifespan of five years.

Functional

2007-11-17T12:10:35-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: M
General
Chapters: 5, Words: 14,656, Reviews: 4, Complete

What happens when a computergenerated personality is downloaded into a human body?

The Poison Man

2007-10-17T12:47:34-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/Drama
Chapters: 9, Words: 6,080, Reviews: 5, Complete

Three women at three different ponts in history, with two things in common: a mysterious flesheating disease, and a mysterious dark boyfriend.

Or Jazz Him

2007-10-05T14:57:11-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 5,883, Reviews: 0, Complete

Just a little expirament.

Future's Edge

2007-09-29T10:29:53-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: T
Sci-Fi/Adventure
Chapters: 5, Words: 15,379, Reviews: 6, Complete

I came up with the idea for this story while watching a parody of old Star Trek episodes and made me wonder what the cheesy Scifi shows from the sixties would be like in a more gritty real world.

St Mary's School for Girls

2007-09-14T16:12:15-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Mystery
English, Rated: M
Mystery
Chapters: 9, Words: 44,645, Reviews: 24, Complete

When Sarah Jones accepts a job teaching at an all girls' boarding school, she has no idea what mysteries she'll uncover. Rated for violence.

The Amazing Adventures of Astonishing Man

2007-07-28T18:30:40-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: T
Sci-Fi/General
Chapters: 6, Words: 27,425, Reviews: 14, Complete

A sort of postmodern take on super hero stories.

Within and Without

2007-06-27T20:05:14-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/Adventure
Chapters: 22, Words: 112,723, Reviews: 41, Complete

A teenage foster child moves to a new home, and must use her secret powers to save the lives of those she loves. See author's note in first chapter for details on style and pacing.

Virtue

2006-10-12T11:35:47-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 9, Words: 49,318, Reviews: 5, Complete

Sam is a spy for a rebel group, and he hopes to make history when he is sent to the royal castle as part of a plot to assasinate the king. Once there, forever, he must question his values for the first time as he is caught up in plots of intrigue, politi

Necessary Choices

2006-08-29T18:41:06-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,283, Reviews: 8, Complete

I came up with this idea, and it wasn't long enough to turn into a full novel although it's pretty long for a short story. Oneshot about a couple with nowhere to turn when a hospital refuses to treat their unborn baby.

Guardian Angel

2006-08-28T18:37:25-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Spiritual
English, Rated: M
Supernatural/Angst
Chapters: 20, Words: 19,722, Reviews: 2, Complete

An angel falls to earth and strives to guide a girl's basketball team. Rated for some suggestive themes.

Independence

2006-08-12T17:57:19-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 9, Words: 31,317, Reviews: 4, Complete

Wesley has lived all his life in a wheelchair. When, by some mysterious power he is granted a week of ordinary life, he must learn what it truly means to be independent of his wheelchair.

Unbelievable

2006-07-21T16:58:25-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 9, Words: 26,282, Reviews: 7, Complete

John Paris creates a miracle drug capable of curing almost any disease. All he needs to do is convince the world his cure isn't too good to be true.

Garden

2006-07-03T16:44:23-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Spiritual
English, Rated: T
Spiritual
Chapters: 7, Words: 18,378, Reviews: 3, Complete

Garden is just the working title I really can't think of anything better. This story is an allegory of the Garden of Eden story as if you can't figure that out after reading a chapter or two but I'm trying to write it in a way that's interesting whe

One More Compromise

2006-06-22T19:47:35-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: M
General
Chapters: 42, Words: 96,538, Reviews: 20, Complete

Traces the story of four people who try to make it big in Hollywood.

Silence

2006-05-09T12:28:54-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,014, Reviews: 8, Complete

A first foray into symbolicabsurd stories. I wrote and posted this about a year ago, then removed it to enter it in a contest. It didn't win or anything, so I'm posting it again.

The AntiLove Story

2006-05-09T12:26:07-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,033, Reviews: 5, Complete

I wrote this over a year ago for a story contest. It's not my best, and it didn't win anything, so I'm posting it here.

Monster

2006-02-15T12:48:29-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Action
English, Rated: M
General
Chapters: 15, Words: 22,988, Reviews: 12, Complete

In a superhero filled city, one man tries to atone for his past crimes by donning the mantle of a crimefighter.

The Real Me

2005-12-31T08:49:37-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/Adventure
Chapters: 16, Words: 26,206, Reviews: 6, Complete

When you pretend to be something you're not, you might just become that thing.

Becoming

2005-12-08T07:38:39-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 10, Words: 19,152, Reviews: 4, Complete

Josh tries to make a fresh start after his divorce, but can't let go of his own concerns, even as he attempts to become a new person.

Men's Rights

2005-09-19T11:36:06-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,133, Reviews: 18, Complete

We've all heard of women's rights, but what about men's rights? One shot.

Because I Could Not Stop For Death

2005-09-12T18:33:28-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 7, Words: 14,185, Reviews: 17, Complete

After losing her best friend in a fire, Autumn must learn to cope with loss.

Advent of the Individual

2005-08-18T13:37:34-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: T
Sci-Fi
Chapters: 10, Words: 14,802, Reviews: 13, Complete

In a world where logic rules above beauty and imagination, a robot called Planner49281 searches for something more.

Broken Hearts and Lost Hopes

2005-08-02T14:24:25-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance
Chapters: 4, Words: 10,524, Reviews: 6, Complete

Sounds rather depressing, doesn't it?

Faith in a Test Tube

2005-07-29T14:36:41-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: M
Sci-Fi/Spiritual
Chapters: 5, Words: 11,178, Reviews: 4, Complete

A scientist sets out to prove God doesn't exist.

Unconnected

2005-07-22T13:30:27-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 9, Words: 28,246, Reviews: 2, Complete

An expirament in style. At first glance, it may look like a bunch of random chapters that don't have anything to do with one another, but if you look at the story as a whole, you'll see some overall themes start to emerge . . . or at least, I hope you wi

There's a Place For Us

2005-07-15T09:01:57-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
General/Fantasy
Chapters: 3, Words: 10,815, Reviews: 6, Complete

Kassie has always dreamed of escaping from her ordinary, monotnous life to explore the magical worlds of her imagination. When she actually has a chance to visit a perfect Utopia, however, can she truly find meaning there?

For Love

2005-07-12T09:51:00-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 13, Words: 43,316, Reviews: 9, Complete

After Brittany's parents die, she fights for custody of her younger brother, risking her entire future for his sake.

Cheater

2005-06-29T08:58:45-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 3, Words: 9,733, Reviews: 8, Complete

Probably will be short, I'm guessing less than 5 chapters. Rated for adult themes. Forrest has two divorces both because of his affairs. Can he make his third marriage work while a beautiful woman tempts him away from his wife?

Mutability

2005-06-26T15:01:22-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: M
General
Chapters: 9, Words: 27,522, Reviews: 1, Complete

Change is difficult, particularly for Gavin, who tries to turn his life around after his lover is diagnosed with AIDS, and he fears he may have contracted the virus himself.

The Road to Hell

2005-06-16T09:56:27-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 15, Words: 45,093, Reviews: 13, Complete

An old saying goes The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. When Aaron inherits the throne to the country of Jerigorm, he strives to make the country a better place, but perhaps his efforts are for nought.

Vigilante

2005-05-31T07:51:56-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Action
English, Rated: T
Adventure
Chapters: 20, Words: 66,007, Reviews: 11, Complete

Originally began writing this as a comic book, then I remembered that I couldn't draw to save my life. Now rewriting as a story. Rated for some violence.

Winds of Change

2005-04-21T18:11:47-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy
Chapters: 15, Words: 47,137, Reviews: 16, Complete

An epic fantasy story, told from the point of view of a group of revalutionaries. What more needs said?

How Not to Live a FairyTale Life

2005-03-22T15:31:38-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy/Humor
Chapters: 12, Words: 32,110, Reviews: 67, Complete

Ashley's sister is evil, her friends are perfect, and her parents expect the best. She's going to a school she hates to learn to be a person she doesn't want to be. Why is it so difficult for a girl to find a place in a magical world?

Life of Untruths Revised

2005-03-19T16:49:11-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: K+
Sci-Fi
Chapters: 1, Words: 11,183, Reviews: 2, Complete

I rewrote this story for a Scifi contest. I didn't win, so I decided to post the revised version here, although the original is still posted for your enjoyment. Because this was written to be printed and not posted, there are no chapters, it's all 1sh

The House of Giolanvus

2005-02-25T05:13:56-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: M
General
Chapters: 36, Words: 90,018, Reviews: 19, Complete

Sometimes, our actions have consequences that last for generations to come. This story follows one family from its heighth to its downfall, exploring how one person's actions change the lives of their children, grandchildren, and the others to come.

Fight

2004-12-12T11:53:07-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 7, Words: 14,428, Reviews: 9, Complete

Rated because I'm not entirely sure how far I'll go with this story quite yet.

The Survivors

2004-11-30T15:09:34-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Action
English, Rated: T
Fantasy
Chapters: 16, Words: 39,848, Reviews: 13, Complete

Three young people learn of their powers within but is it worth the cost?

Revisions

2004-11-09T12:54:28-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 9, Words: 18,260, Reviews: 8, Complete

Fairy Tales are only stories, right?

The Coins or Random Selection

2004-10-26T14:43:09-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: M
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Chapters: 22, Words: 31,261, Reviews: 8, Complete

For a summary, see Author's Note in 1st chapter. I've begun updating this story once again.

Perfect

2004-09-29T16:27:16-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Fantasy
Chapters: 10, Words: 18,045, Reviews: 9, Complete

Chastity's life is seemingly perfect, but maybe it's a little too perfect.

Everlasting Mortality

2004-09-25T11:56:51-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy
Chapters: 9, Words: 17,819, Reviews: 13, Complete

In case you can't tell from the title, this is not a happy story. A woman, before her death, reflects on her life in a letter. This is an experiment in nonlinear story telling. If it works, hopefully it'll be pretty cool. If not, it'll probably just

The Cat

2004-09-09T06:01:29-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 10, Words: 19,182, Reviews: 22, Complete

An evil witch turns Tom into a cat, then he is adopted by a family with three rambunctios children. Now, Tom is just trying to survive and figure out a way to become human again.

Whims of the Divine

2004-08-27T07:46:46-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/General
Chapters: 33, Words: 72,025, Reviews: 46, Complete

When six men crash land in a hostile place, they make a deal with a foriegn goddess to save their lives, but they don't really understand what they're getting into. At the moment, I'm just making stuff up as I go, so while it's not quite PG13 yet, I gav

Strands of Fate

2004-07-17T10:00:33-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy
Chapters: 12, Words: 25,108, Reviews: 14, Complete

Riccidari the knight does his best to escape a prophesy made about him as a child, but one cannot escape destiny.

Extinguished

2004-07-05T09:35:54-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy
Chapters: 14, Words: 28,429, Reviews: 33, Complete

This is somewhat based on the past of a charecter I use to RP I changed some details to make it a story.

The Wizard War

2004-06-21T08:48:30-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy
Chapters: 22, Words: 42,987, Reviews: 62, Complete

Check it out. Takes place in modern times, I don't really know how to describe the story without giving things away, so just read it and tell me what you think.

Finding Freedom

2004-05-30T14:32:46-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/Romance
Chapters: 17, Words: 29,235, Reviews: 46, Complete

I don't really know how to describe my story without giving anything away. Well, if you're reading this summary, you're probably a little interested anyway, so go ahead and read a few chapters. Rated for violence.

Beolyveses Vernueblopfis

2004-05-13T05:02:30-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy
Chapters: 24, Words: 34,663, Reviews: 54, Complete

After hitting her head in an accident, Angellica looses her memory, and can only speak in a language she made up, so no one can understand her, and she is the only one who knows how to get her memories back.

A Comedy of Godly Sorts

2004-04-17T11:24:07-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy/Humor
Chapters: 19, Words: 24,258, Reviews: 51, Complete

This is a parody of ancient Greek mythology. It's rated because of a lot of talking about sex If you've ever ready Ancient Greek Mytholgy, you know it's a major theme, but it's not a dirty story or anything.

Of Love and War

2004-03-28T09:51:57-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Romance
English, Rated: T
Romance/Tragedy
Chapters: 18, Words: 19,701, Reviews: 24, Complete

As you can tell from the title, there's a war, and thus, violence. There shouldn't be too much, but I rated it PG13 to be safe.

Vaelis

2004-03-09T18:48:14-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy/Drama
Chapters: 17, Words: 20,193, Reviews: 7, Complete

Murder, Jealousy, False Accusations, Magic. . . and that's all before the end of Chapter 1..

Searching for You

2004-02-21T12:19:21-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Fantasy/Romance
Chapters: 19, Words: 20,339, Reviews: 7, Complete

A wizard named Melor is using a computer to find a mysterious girl and fufill a prophesy he doesn't want to come true. It sounds weird from the summary, but if you read it, I think it'll sound better. It starts kind of slow, but I think that by about th

The Jordan Effect

2004-01-30T05:10:56-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy/Horror
Chapters: 18, Words: 21,517, Reviews: 9, Complete

A sorceress casts a spell to make all the people in the area paranoid and suicidal. A brother and sister try to stop her before they are effected by the spell as well.

A Secret life

2004-01-07T18:43:27-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: M
Horror/Adventure
Chapters: 15, Words: 17,376, Reviews: 8, Complete

Jenna leads a secret double life...and doesn't even know about it. Rated for violence, murder, and some other stuff I might decide to add. I don't think it's that bad, but I figured I'd better give it a fairly bad warning just to be safe.

A False World

2003-12-20T10:27:12-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Chapters: 20, Words: 25,252, Reviews: 18, Complete

Roger enters a virtual reality world to escape from men who are trying to kill him.

Life of Untruths

2003-11-30T11:51:43-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Sci-Fi
English, Rated: K+
Sci-Fi
Chapters: 8, Words: 8,652, Reviews: 22, Complete

A spacestation has gone so long without outside contact, they've forgotten about their past on Earth. But what happens when an explorer from Earth tries to change their way of life?

The Orion's Belt Pack

2003-11-20T16:57:44-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Fantasy
Chapters: 11, Words: 13,239, Reviews: 23, Complete

The internet is like its own world. Inmaginiary fantasy lands are created on each page. But what should happen if that fantasy became reality?

The Three Sisters

2003-11-09T11:11:02-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy
Chapters: 23, Words: 36,191, Reviews: 16, Complete

Three sisters and the problems they face. I'm sure that's obvious from the title, but go ahead and read it anyway.

True Dreams

2003-10-13T08:46:13-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Fantasy
Chapters: 16, Words: 26,635, Reviews: 8, Complete

I'm not very good at summaries, but I think this story will be good, so go ahead and read it.

Golf

2003-09-30T17:50:05-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Fantasy
Chapters: 13, Words: 12,730, Reviews: 18, Complete

Ryan couldn't win a game of golf if her life depended on it, but now, much more is at stake.

What You Wish For

2003-09-22T19:48:30-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Fantasy/Humor
Chapters: 16, Words: 10,102, Reviews: 6, Complete

What would you do if every story you wrote came to life? Rebekha learns she can control the world around her through her stories, but sometimes what you think you want isn't really what you want.

God's Plan

2003-09-18T16:43:25-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Spiritual
English, Rated: K
Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 474, Reviews: 42, Complete

A lot of times, people ask how God can let bad things happen. I wrote this in response to their questioning.

In the Light of the Moon

2003-09-13T10:51:00-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Supernatural/Fantasy
Chapters: 21, Words: 30,523, Reviews: 15, Complete

OK, not my best story ever, but I might as well post it since I've put some work into it. Raechal always enjoyed reading books about ghosts and vampires, but she never beleived some legends could be real until one night when it happened to her.

The Grand Quest

2003-08-23T13:56:06-08:00

Author: An Inside Joke
Fantasy
English, Rated: T
Fantasy
Chapters: 24, Words: 49,364, Reviews: 25, Complete

This is a tale with elves, wizards, magic, and any other thing you could want out of a fantasy adventure.