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Got a story? Send it in. Read the Submission Guidelines Old News Thursday 28th October 2004 Just the one story today, but it's absolutely huge: a 70,000+ word Grim Fandango novel, by VampireNaomi, called Empty Eye Sockets: "There's still time. Maybe we can find a nice and quiet spot later," she suggested playfully. She is so different than Meche, Manny thought bewildered. Meche was innocent, quiet and always ready to help others. He could never imagine her fawning over any man, especially if they weren't dating. Carla then, all you had to do was to say 'hello' and she was ready for action. "We shall see," he decided to say. You really should check it out. Thursday 21st October 2004 Grim Fandango again today, with four more stories from VampireNaomi: We Pathetic Fools, in which Lola and Nick reach an understanding; Left Behind, not any relation to the Fundamentalist rapture series, in which we learn what became of Eva after the death of Salvador; It's Lonely to be Abandoned, in which Olivia leaves two men in the lurch; and Message From Him, in which Toto receives a message from Manny. Still tons more to come... Wednesday 20th October 2004 Well, that Grim Fandango update I referred to last time is here: some of it, anyway. Via the wonderfully stacked Grim Fandango section of Fanfiction.net, we have new author VampireNaomi, who has contributed no less than seven GF stories -- and that's just this update. Rather than list them all individually I'll just invite you to head to the Grim Fandango fanfics section and browse. These stories are all strong on character insight, so be prepared to look at the GF universe in a new way... "Dom, what's your screen saver password? Britney Spears?" he asked. Domino snorted. "None of your business. Get away from my computer." he said. Manny shrugged. "I bet it's Ally McBeal." he stated. Errm, maybe not the best illustrative example. Let me try another: "Something in this world has to be beautiful." Meche insisted. She didn't like thinking that this whole world was corrupted and dirty. Domino snorted. "All those who still roam this world have done something terrible when they were alive. All innocent have travelled away in the Number Nine." he said. "Except for those few." Meche blamed meaning the ones who worked as slaves at the sea bottom. It made Domino laugh. "Yes, but you can't see them in the darkness of the night. The Land of the Dead is just like those who live here, evil, dirty and cold. It would probably be a blessing to be blind, but then you couldn't enjoy all that we have here." he said. "Didn't you just say this world is ugly and merciless? How can you enjoy anything here?" Meche asked. She had never talked with Domino this long without losing her nerves and it made her feel somehow strange. As if she was doing something wrong. Hmmm, yeah. That's more like it. Go read em. Monday 18th October 2004 I had planned on doing a big Grim Fandango update today, but something turned up important enough to warrant its own special update. Yes, that's right -- LucasArts Fiction has got a new novel! Tyraa Rane, of whom you should know, has done a neat Full Throttle novelization: "You know," he said casually, "I've never liked nose rings." Quohog shrugged. "Me neither, but someone dared me." "You know what might look better on your nose?" He didn't even look up. "What?" Ben reached out, grabbed hold of the nose ring, and slammed it down onto the bar with all the force he could muster. "The bar," he growled, keeping a tight grip on the ring even when Quohog started thrashing around. If he tore a chunk out of his nose, that was his own damn fault. "Now don't mess around with me." It's better than a certain cable gaming show, that's for sure. Go read, now. Thursday 14th October 2004 Added some more updates, this time to a couple of long-running Monkey Island fanfics. First up, we have chapter 7 of I Went There: "Ahar! I sees that I have some guests," he said. He grabbed my collar and pulled me up close. I could count the craters in his face. His beard was wet and soppy like the hair of a wet dog. His breath smelt of curdled milk poured over moldy cheese. Truly delicious. Next, we have another chapter 7, this for the even longer running Monkey Island 5: Operation Guybrush. Sample quote: "Well..." Elaine moves forward slightly, seductively. "I really need a favour, as I'm in a bit of bother at the moment." She sighs gently, wrapping a finger round one of her chestnut curls. What's going on here? Give it a read and find out. So, these two lengthy serials are still running. Could some even longer-delayed stories be coming up soon? Wednesday 13th October 2004 A Grim Fandango update today, from an author you should already be familiar with: Tyraa Rane. Tyraa's written a prequel explaining just how it was Manny came to be down on his luck. Also, here's a link to some rather curious LucasArts game audio. Old link, but then I don't remember any of the major fansite carrying a news item about this. Guess it's not exactly something you'd want your grandmother to hear though... Tuesday 12th October 2004 Well, that "month or so" turned out to be a little longer, didn't it? Luckily, I find myself rather keen to get back on the update trail, so let's see what's come along this time. As it turned out, a new section. I got sent some Monkey Island wallpaper by Chad White a while back, and after a mixup with the World of Monkey Island that isn't worth recounting, and it was my fault anyway -- it turns we've been blessed with a spiffy new Images page: The page looks rather austere, I know. If you've got something creative, why not send it here? Saturday 29th May 2004 As it turns out, Tyraa has another story already - The Offer, a short prequel that explores interesting ideas on the Guybrush/LeChuck relationship. And Maniac Mansion Revisited, which I have since learned is in fact called Into the Arms of Madness, is back with second chapter goodness. There's lots of stuff on the backlog at the moment, but just for the next month or so I won't have time to attend to it much. But thereafter you can expect a large Grim Fandango update, expanded categories, and possibly even a redesign... Sunday 15th May 2004 And a nice little next-day update just to keep things ticking. Only item added, but a biggie: the continuation of Tyraa Rane's Second Element series. Part one of the trilogy, Through A Glass Darkly, has been added to the site. And Tyraa's already started on the third, so hopefully we'll soon see the conclusion... Saturday 14th May 2004 We return, alive and kicking. Without preamble, here's what awaits you in this round of updates: Maniac Mansion Revisited, a Maniac Mansion retelling/fanfic with a lot of characters and an interesting premise. Nice stuff. This just showed up in my inbox one day so let's hope some more is coming... I Went There has yet another chapter. Return to Monkey Island (another Return to Monkey Island), a new story with more returning characters jammed in than I previously thought possible. If you need an excuse to get drunk, just take a chug each time an old character turns up. True Reality is Like a Dream, a script format fanfic that plays with the idea of MI1 and MI2 just being a dream in a novel way. Stan's Pre-Used Adventure, another Jon Uranga epic that appears to have been written on an intense caffeine jag. Elsewhere Charles Frederick, author of the ace Grim Fandango novel, finally has his own webpage. Clicky here. And that's all. Right here I should probably insert a witty sign-off to bring the post to a satisfying conclusion... nup. Can't think of anything.

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