Magical and mysterious stories to whisk one away from the mundane world. No mysteries, you say? Not yet, she said mysteriously.
Terry Volkirch
Terry Awards
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2009/08/16 - 5:36pm
This page collects links to all existing Terry Awards.
Cool City
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2013/05/25 - 9:42pm
Cool City: A place where only cool people live. Image and reputation are the only things that matter in Cool City, and when people are in the public eye, they're on their best behavior, dressed in their best outfits. In private, it's a different story. The strain of keeping up a false front takes a toll on the citizens. When the facade begins to crack and the true nature of human beings shows through, a certain special someone arrives to give the city a much needed makeover.
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The Disposal Room
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Submitted by terrynaut on Mon, 2013/04/01 - 10:01am
The Disposal Room
Welcome to a place where things can mysteriously go missing. Does anyone out there have anything to lose?
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Crazy for Candy
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2013/02/03 - 12:39pm
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Music Magic - 4
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/12/16 - 1:46pm
In this magical romantic mystery, a teenage boy wakes up one morning to find himself afflicted with a strange musical curse.
Music Magic - 3
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/12/09 - 2:18pm
In this magical romantic mystery, a teenage boy wakes up one morning to find himself afflicted with a strange musical curse.
Music Magic - 2
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/12/02 - 6:27pm
In this magical romantic mystery, a teenage boy wakes up one morning to find himself afflicted with a strange musical curse.
Music Magic
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/11/25 - 4:04pm
In this magical romantic mystery, a teenage boy wakes up one morning to find himself afflicted with a strange musical curse.
Music Magic - 1
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/11/25 - 4:01pm
In this magical romantic mystery, a teenage boy wakes up one morning to find himself afflicted with a strange musical curse.
Return of the Queen 20
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/11/18 - 11:54am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
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Return of the Queen 19
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/11/17 - 8:35am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
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Five Years and a Thousand Total Kudos
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/11/11 - 1:59pm
Yay!
I've been a member here for about five and a half years and I just hit 1000 total kudos.
Thanks to everyone who has read and voted for my stories.
- Terry (Volkirch) aka terrynaut
Return of the Queen 18
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/11/11 - 11:59am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
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Return of the Queen 17
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/11/10 - 11:12am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
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Return of the Queen 16
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/11/04 - 11:16am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
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Return of the Queen 15
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/11/03 - 11:55am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
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Return of the Queen 14
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/10/28 - 8:01am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
Please forgive this humble attempt at writing a crazy story.
Return of the Queen 13
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/10/27 - 12:07am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
Please forgive this humble attempt at writing a crazy story.
Return of the Queen 12
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/10/21 - 10:20am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
Please forgive this humble attempt at writing a crazy story.
Return of the Queen 11
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/10/20 - 12:24pm
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
Please forgive this humble attempt at writing a crazy story.
Return of the Queen 10
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/10/14 - 10:30am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 9
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/10/13 - 8:58am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 8
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/10/07 - 10:34am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 7
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/10/06 - 9:33am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 6
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/09/30 - 10:58am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 5
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/09/29 - 9:50am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 4
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/09/23 - 8:06am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 3
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/09/22 - 9:00am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2012/09/18 - 12:09am
Return of the Queen 2
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/09/16 - 10:07am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
Return of the Queen 1
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2012/09/15 - 11:59am
A warrior queen with an unusual talent is magically marooned on another planet and tries to use another type of magic, the magic of technology, to get home.
This story has a little of everything — action, adventure, drama, tragedy, romance and comedy. It also happens to be the sequel to The Distant Queen, but I wrote this story to stand on its own. I wrote The Distant Queen several years ago and it's not my best work. I didn't want anyone to have to read my earlier story to know what's going on in this one.
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This is a complete story of twenty chapters and I'll post two chapters every weekend.
The Trans-stone Dilemma
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2012/04/01 - 1:28pm
How well do you truly know yourself? Well enough to know how you'll look after touching a trans-stone? Go on. Touch the stone and change your body to match your true self. I dare you.
Vacation in Hell
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2012/01/31 - 11:57pm
This story ponders the depths of hell to which so many of us subject ourselves to and offers a possible way out.
Please Tell Me I'm Not the Only One
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2011/04/24 - 2:58am
I need to hear that I'm not the only one with the following problem.
Unofficial Story Reference for BC-V1 Nominations
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2011/02/27 - 1:45pm
Please consider using my "Terry Awards" as a reference for stories. The awards include links to all of the listed stories so you can refresh your memory. You can find a link to the awards on the author's page for Terry Volkirch (that's me!) or just try the link below.
Here's the link to my awards page:
http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/14606/terry-awards
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The Illusion of Being
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2011/02/13 - 4:18pm
Hear me well. This is a story within a story, with a little superhero action and a little romance wrapped in a warm blanket of dreams. Nothing really deep. Nothing to trip the tongue or mind. Just a story to file away in your heart. Something to think about during one of those rare idle moments that pop up in this far too busy modern era.
I'd like to thank Puddin' for her editing. Once again, she helped me make this a much better story.
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Body and Soul
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2010/10/09 - 12:22am
Are readers afraid of my story because I label it as horror? It really is mild horror, and it's only really at the beginning of the story. I should add the "Sweet/Sentimental" story tag because it's made a few readers cry.
There is no violence or gore in my story. It's just a little scary with a ghost visit at the beginning. I wish more people would give it a chance.
- Terry
Body and Soul
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Submitted by terrynaut on Wed, 2010/10/06 - 7:55pm
Body and Soul
A chronically ill boy is visited by the ghost of his cousin who offers him a new chance at life. He just needs to learn how to appreciate the very special gift that he's given.
Authors note: This is mild horror with a happy ending. The story gets less and less horrific as it goes on and if you can make it through the opening scene, I think you'll like the story.
Acknowledgment: Many thanks go out to Puddin' for her wise and wonderful editing of this story. She helped me expand my story from an anemic version of five thousand words to this much better version that tops out at a little over sixteen thousand words.
Universe with a Sense of Humor?
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Submitted by terrynaut on Thu, 2010/04/01 - 6:54pm
I have to wonder if the Universe hasn't played an April Fool's Day prank on me today. See if you don't agree.
2009 Terry Awards - Serials and Solos
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2010/01/30 - 4:35pm
I created the Terry Awards to celebrate past stories. Older stories are too easily forgotten once they move on to the archives (back pages) and I think that's a terrible fate.
This batch of awards is for serials and solos only. Terry Awards for complete stories that have been posted in multiple parts will be included later in the year.
Impending Terry Awards Alert
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sat, 2010/01/30 - 2:49pm
I just finished working on the Terry Awards. Yay!
I've spent many, many hours on this but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't have time to go through all of the stories. I'll be covering stories that have been posted in multiple parts later in the year -- when I have more time.
As I was sorting through vote totals, I was surprised to see how high they were. For the best real world serials, every one of the six entries had over 100 votes! 2009 has been a good year, not only for quantity but for getting the vote out.
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2009 Terry Awards - List of Solos of Unspecified Length
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2010/01/26 - 12:27am
2009 Terry Awards - Solos of Unspecified Length
This list is rather long. I wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to require a story length when submitting a story. I'd like to suggest the following list: Serial, Drabble, Short Short, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel, and Verse. Any more than this makes things too complicated and confusing.
Authors, please let me know the length of all solo stories in the list below. I don't have the time to download stories, strip out any HTML and load them into my word processor for a word count. Also, let me know if you'd rather your story not be considered for an award.
NOTE: Looking at the list, I see Andrea DiMaggio's name listed many times. I know she's posted a lot of verses so many of the "stories" listed here are actually verses and not stories.
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2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary List of Solo Novels
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2010/01/26 - 12:16am
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Novels
Here's my preliminary list of novels according to the Solo pages.
There may be several novels that are missing from this list. I know several have been posted in multiple parts. Stories posted in multiple parts will be included later in the year.
Authors, please check to see that your novel is included here if it's posted as a solo. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your novel not be considered for an award.
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary List of Solo Novellas
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2010/01/26 - 12:12am
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Novellas
Here's my preliminary list of novellas according to the Solo pages.
There may be several novellas that are missing from this list. I know many have been posted in multiple parts. Stories posted in multiple parts will be included later in the year.
Authors, please check to see that your novella is included here if it's posted as a solo. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your novella not be considered for an award.
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2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary List of Solo Novelettes
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2010/01/26 - 12:09am
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Novelettes
Here's my preliminary list of novelettes according to the Solo pages.
There may be several novelettes that are missing from this list. I know several have been posted in multiple parts. Stories posted in multiple parts will be included later in the year.
Authors, please check to see that your novelette is included here if it's posted as a solo. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your novelette not be considered for an award.
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2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Solo Short Stories
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Submitted by terrynaut on Tue, 2010/01/26 - 12:02am
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Short Stories
Here's my preliminary list of short stories according to the Solo pages.
Again, I can't imagine having a short story posted in multiple parts so this should be a complete list of short stories.
Authors, please check to see that your short story is included here. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your short story not be considered for an award.
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2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Solo Short Shorts
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Submitted by terrynaut on Mon, 2010/01/25 - 11:54pm
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Short Shorts
Here's my preliminary list of short shorts according to the Solo pages.
I can't imagine having a short short posted in multiple parts so this should be a complete list of short shorts.
Authors, please check to see that your short short is included here. Some might be missing. Also, let me know if you'd rather your short short not be considered for an award.
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2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Serials List
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Submitted by terrynaut on Sun, 2010/01/24 - 8:12pm
2009 Terry Awards - Preliminary Serials List
Hiya! It's me again, and it's time to make some serious progress on the 2009 Terry Awards.
2009 Terry Awards
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Submitted by terrynaut on Fri, 2010/01/15 - 12:34pm
Hi, everyone!
It's time to start the 2009 Terry Awards. Actually, I'm a little late starting them but the first half of January has been very eventful. I'll be progressing slowly too, because I'm very busy these days.
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