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Given than BBSes were an unlimited potential of cross-country publishing, it's no wonder that hundreds of would-be authors took it upon themselves to fill file directories with fiction, prose, and poetry. In the first few years, you normally had stories that were being told with a specific purpose, such as to bring awareness to an important issue of self-expression or computers. But as time went on, and there was more space available, you could see all sorts of literary work make itself known. There were even a few BBSes dedicated to nothing but fiction and writing.
Also buried here are transcriptions of old fables or stories, dating back who knows how many decades.
Direct transcriptions of classic novels and stories are generally located in the Electronic Text section.
The Solar Realms Elite, by Josh Renaud
Going 100 West by 53 North by Jim Prentice (1990)
A Smart Bomb with a Language Parser
Two Guys in a Garage, by M. Pshota
The Early Days of a High-Tech Start-up are Magic (November 18, 1991) by M. Peshota
The Couch, the File Cabinet, and the Calendar, by M. Peshota (December 9, 1991)
Engineering the Future of American Technology by M. Peshota (January 5, 1992)
What Research and Development Was Always Meant to Be, by M. Peshota
The Adventure of the Three Gables
The Story of the 3 Little Pigs
A Collection of Sonnets by Staeorra Rokraven (March 9, 1989)
The Adventure of the Three Students
The Story of the Five Orange Pips
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
The Story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (RP Story)
How life goes on at the edge of Abyss
The Chronicles of Astrus II: Father Adler by Ben Blumenberg
Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend
Aesop's Fables (84 of Them) from The PaperLess Readers Club
Aisle Six, by Morpheous of LOM
Aisle Six, by Morpheous, an LOM Release
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The Fable of Ali and the Sultan's Saddle
Alternate Side of the Street; Screenplay by Jeff Massie
An Aluminum Can A Day, by Carl Mitchell
The Fable of Amin and the Eggs
The Fable of the Ant and the Cricket
My Lord Aquith: Novella by Yves Barbero
A Collection of Various Good Stories
The Arctic Circle and Beyond, by Jim Prentice (1990)
Updating Aesop, or The Old Lady and the Crypt or Blood
FICTION: Yahoo! The Ohio VOW has The Bomb by Gregory S. Swann (1986)
Bagel Man, by Aldebaran of 11th Hour Productions
Bagel-Man, by Aldebaran of 11th Hour Productions
Collection of Additional Rules for Battletech, by Matt Murphy
A Collection of Fiction about The Beast
The Story of Beauty and the Beast
The Beggar's Opera, by John Gay, 1728
The Adventures of Bert and Bernece, by Francis U. Kaltenbaugh
How Ernie and Bert Came to Be, by 11th Hour Productions
Before the Beyond, by Dallas Vordahl
Beaver Gone Bad! A mini-manuscript by Pete Stocton and Baron Von Crash
Mega-Yonkers 2038 : The Story of Knight Foils: Bubble Gum Cards, by Ryan Mathews, January 1992
Pyramid Scheme, by Douglas M. Warren, 1993
The Super Blab Novel, from Datanet
Super Blabnovel-A continuing saga on DATANET
A Few Words About The Black Rider (German Literature)
Lunch in the Park, by Francis U. Kaltenbaugh
Blasters to the Ready! By William E. Collins
The Birdlover's Holiday, by Andrew P. Varga
Blind Sight, by Lyn Nichols, August 1993
Little Quaint list of Funny Names to Tell a story.
Brain Damage, by Howard I Cannon, 1979
Branded, by John R. Hillman, Jr.
Breaks: The Adventures of Richard Nixon in the 21st Century, by Philip H. Farber (1992-1993)
Breaks: The Adventures of Richard Nixon in the 21st Century, by Philip H. Farber (1992-1993)
Breaks: The Adventures of Richard Nixon in the 21st Century, by Philip H. Farber (1992-1993)
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Buggy, by Andrew P. Varga (1991)
Details, a story by The Martyr
Dreamworld, by Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Hunter, the Hunted, a story by G. Daniel Flower
Three Paragraphs: Excertps from Something
They Don't Come Any Larger: The Continuing Adventures of Mr. X.
No Options Left, by G. Daniel Flower
The Ill-Fated Voyages of Cap'n Roger, by Julius M. Brown (1989)
The Adventures of Cap'n Roger (Part 2)
Prints of the City, by G. Daniel Flower
It was a dark and stormy night (The Best of the Bulwer-Lytton Contest)
The Bureau of Procuration (Story)
Interview with William S. Burroughs (1966)
William S. Burroughs: A Sketch (July 1978)
The Letters of William S. Burroughs (1945-1959) by Oliver Harris
The Burn: A Synopsis by Michael C. McPherson
The Cabin, by Adam Poszar (1991)
Some aborted attempt at a screenplay, maybe
The Best Campire Story of the Week: Do you have a B.C.?
The Wind, The Cold, The Candle, by Walter Hawn
Accounting for the Cards by H. R. Valimaa
The Fable of the Cock, the Cat, and the Mouse
Cosmic Charlie by Colin Campbell
The Donkey that Thought He Was Clever
Clones to us! By Thomas Nevin Huber
The Story of The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
Computers N' Me, by Rich Griebel
Consumated Dreams, by Melanie Martin Vessels
Contradiction 1, by Rick Brunet
Cool Darkness: A Cyberpunk Novel by Matthew Carpenter
STORY: Cool Darkness, by Matthew Carpenter
The Story of the Cow Exploder by CKE Enterprises (1984)
The Story of the Crab and the Heron
Crazy Glue, a Novel by Jerry Slaff
Come Into my World by Thomas NEvin Huber
Curious Georgie by The Penguin of SubZero AE
Book: Revolt of the Cyberslaves, by Lawrence Dworin (1991)
Rifts World Book: North Dakota by Sean Satterlee
Made for Dancing, by Charles Bell
The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
A Day in McDonaldland by G.I. Joe of DETAC (June 10, 1986)
The Death of Ms. D, by William S. Burroughs
The Deer, by Andrew P. Varga (1992)
Guide to Dice Games of Dungeons and Dragons by Reid Bluebaugh
A Manly Wager by Lucillus and a Heaping of Testosterone
Disco Can By Fun, by Aldebaran of 11th Hour Productions
Disco Can Be Fun by Aldebaran of 11th Hour Productions
Dad's Pickup, by Andrew P. Varga
The Emperor's Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy
The Adventure of the Empty House
Encoded in Strands, by Gay Bost
Saturday Night at the Shindar Encampment by Lucillus
The Enchanted Duplicator, by Walt Willis and Bob Shaw
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
English Translations of _The Celts_, _Watermark_, and _Shepherd Moons_, by Enya
The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death
A Relevant Excerpt from "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death", by Daniel Manus Pinkwater.
The Eye of Argon, by Jim Theis
Pricilla, the Trout Princess, by Gerald E. Gregg
The Blab Fantasy novel-Ripped off and edited by The Slipped Disk
Hula Hoops and Tinker Toys by Nancy VanWormer (1995)
Waterlogged Klingons by L. Shawn Aiken (1994)
Survey Results, by Joe DeRouen (1994)
Fear and the Monkey (A Ouija Board Poem) by William S. Burroughs (1984)
Beacons of Light, by L. Shawn Aiken (1995)
Experiment, by Ed Davis (1993)
Ouija Warning, by Ed Davis (1993)
A Close Encounter of a Different Kind, by Sylvia L. Ramsey (1993)
A Chance Meeting in the Park, by Joe DeRouen
Once There Was a Fish by Doug Rosentrater
Fleas: A Story, by Adam Poszar (1991)
Flak Trap (Story) by Brendan Meara (Juanry 18, 1995)
Matriarchal Shepherd by Marc Edwards
The Cube of Shalube...By Dr. Muess (June 24, 1989)
The Spirit and the Flute (How Flutes Relate to History)
Forgotten Souls by CAC/The Stinker
Another Fourth of July, by Jeff Epstein
Fowl Death by Nuclear Deth (April 7, 1987)
The Story of the Fox and the Crow
The Story of the Fox and the Grapes
The Story of the Fox and the Stork
Cheese or These? By Francis U. Kaltenbaugh
The Last Free Man, by Francis W. Porretto
Man's Best Friend, by Marty Weiss
The Story of the Frog Prince, by Andrew Varga
The Story of Ronald Frump, by Dave Bealer
Collection of Poetry by David Fox (1990)
A Collection of Poetry by Gay Bost (1994)
The Story of the Dragons of Gems
The Girl of the Month Club by Colin Campbell
A Glimpse Into My Mind at 12:45pm, by Sean M. Gomez (1993)
Oops! There was a little messup with the christmas gift!
The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
Nightmare in Grey by Fredric Brown
The Great Learning: The Text of Confucious
Gulliver's Travels, by Johnathan Swift (1726)
The Fable of Hansel and Gretel
The Fable of the Hare and the Elephant
The Fable of the Hare and the Porcupine
The Fable of the Hare and the Tortoise
The Soul Healer: A Story by Ben Blumenberg
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (A Story)
The Hell Machine, by James C. Lynn (1990)
Ashtray and Gherkin (Helmet Fusion Specialists)
The Hills of Commerce, by Marilyn Hutchings
Complete Transcription of Douglas Adams' "Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
Complete Transcription of Douglas Adams' "Life, the Universe and Everything"
The Holmes List: A List of Books That Reference or Discuss Sherlock Holmes
The Homecoming, by Francis W. Porretto of Horse Feathers BBS
Hotline! Part III, by James Zachary
Hotline! Part IV, by James Zachary
The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
how Ernie and Bert Came to Be by 11th Hour Productions
I Give Up, by Thomas Nevin Huber
Immortality by William S. Burroughs
Please, God, I'm Only 17... by the Elite Executives
Submerged Interface, by Gay Bost
The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Jackmac's Discovery by Jeff Epstein
Be a Clerk All My Life? Not Me!
Bricks In The Wall, by M.D. Roccatani
Keeping Insanity in the Closet, by The Weatherman (April 13th, 1988)
Odnaar Keep by David M. Millstein
The Legends of the Kharianians
Kneeslapper by Slafathor (July 23, 1991)
Kneeslapper by Slagathor (July 23, 1991)
I have no idea where this came from or where it's going.
The Fable of the Little Golden Bird
A Letter to Lillian by Gay Bost
Lionbirds, by MArtin R. Crim (1994)
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
The Fable of the Lion and the Mosquito
The Fable of the Little Mermaid
The Longest Distance by D.W. Boynton (1992)
The Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Liberty Tree Pub: Her Honour, by D. M. Hanna
The Lure of the Temptress (Soft Documentation)
MARIO, by Archer Blue: A Short History of Mario
Once Upon a Mattress, by Nikolai Kingsley, 1995
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
A Day in McDonaldland by G.I. Joe (June 10, 1986)
Mind War by William S. Burroughs
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter (A story)
Modem Hippy: A Poem by Morpheous of LOM
The Secret of Monkey Island Unvield by SYNDICATE
The Story of the Mouse and the Lion
The Story of the Magic Tinderbox
Someone Talks About Some Weird Dreams He Has
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 10 (July 6, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 2 (May 25, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 3 (June 2, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 4 (June 2, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 5 (June 12, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 6 (June 12, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 7 (june 17, 1989)
The Saga of Nigel the Hedgehog 8 and 9
"Peek in the Night" by Night Words
If I Had One Wish... by L.J. Herbert (1993)
A Panacea for Cheezy Movies by L. Shawn Aiken
The Tale of the Obstinate Goats
The Fable of Prince Omar and Princess Sheherazade
The Outcast, by Winwood Reade, 1933
The Fable of the Ox and the Frog
Painkiller, by William Slattery
An Author Argues with his Main Character
What happened on the Friday last October
Paul Harvey's List of True Real Stories
Pepsi Degeneration by Morpheous of LOM
Pepsi Degeneration by Morpheous of LOM
Picture Perfect, by Roberta Belinda
Arrr! The Pirates have arrived!
Poetry: A Song of Love (October 25, 1993)
Poetry: Broken Heats, by Kylis Noren (October 19, 1993)
Poetry: "An Ode to Death" - By Us! (October 19, 1993)
The Fable of the Poplar and the Stream
Pregnant Pause by Dorothy Lindman
The Princess vs. the Principal, by Marc Perkel
The Peasant, the Snake, and the Fox
Psyche and Cupid: A Theory, by Dr. Harold Levdahed
The Plan, by Shannon Carraher (Part 1)
Tea Time with the Devil, by Brant Swancer
I Spoke with the Sun, by Caroline Kennedy (And Other Poems)
Welcome to the Planet of Kampf, by Jim Zachary
Leftover Stew, by Patrick Barnes
My Father and Me, by Mike Russello
Under the Weeping Willow Tree, by Patrick Miner
The Quarantine, by Moses Domingo
A Savage Projectile, by Steve Gaines
Peel Me Away, by Bill DeClercq
Little White Lines, by Joe Raymundo
The Singer in the Depths by Steven Myers
The Quest for Axe of the Dwarven Lords by Bruce RW. Reisman
Quick Fix, by William S. Burroughs
A Collection of Quotes by Poets about Poetry
Interview with the Radar Ranger: A Work of Fiction by D. Railleur
Rain Dance (Mechwarrior Fan Fiction) by Douglas M. Warren
The Reality of Our Situation by Kortron
Retribution by Andrew Varga (1991)
Getting Rid of the Riddler, by Alien
Book Excerpt: Protoculture and the Children of the Shadow (Robotech)
The Space Saga of "Rocket" Roger Robinson (Story)
The Plot Thickens: A Writer's Dream, by Cecilio Morales
John's Diner: Who Was The Guy? By Lucia Chambers
Safe Place: A Synopsis, by Michael C. McPherson
The Fruit of the Gods: Trichoserus Pachanoi
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
A Shrewd Farmer's Story (Fable)
The Fable of the Hunter and the Hunted
The Sick Kids: Story by Roger M. Wilcox
Story about Jamie, badly formatted
Story about Ed, again badly formatted
Social Vikings by Flat Tire (August 5, 1988)
Social Vikings by The Flat Tire (August, 1988)
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
Space Travel by Adam Poszar (1990)
The Spectacles, by Edgar Allen Poe
The World's Fastest Spider, by Andrew Varga (1991)
Story about Harvey and Spiders
Squeeze Play, by Michael A. Stackpole (1989)
SRE's Darker Half, by Chris Trendle, Paul Gerth and Robert Chapman
A Cool 3.7 Million, by The Stainless Steal Rat
The Stiarway Dram, by Satinka Istari
It's All Greek to uncle Thaddeus, by Joe DeRouen (1993)
The Dark Sucker, by Quantum Mechanic
Sunday, by Nanci (February 20, 1993)
The Szechuan Taxi, by Dave Bealer
Story: Mission Impossible Meets the Twilight Zone
The Tao Te Ching, translated by James Legge
Back Taxes, a Novel by Paul Mahler (1991-1992)
The Cask of Amontilado, by Edgar Allan Poe
The Cockroach that Ate Cincinatti (Poem)
Tears of Glass by Kimberly Ann Carter (1992)
The Terror Bears on the Rampage by Darkside 414
Test Pilot, Story by John Vornholt
The Ramsacker's Textfile Primer by The Ramsacker of Pieces of Eight (July 27, 1989)
A Thanksgiving Prayer, by William S. Burroughs
The Navajo and the Bhuddist (October 19, 1992)
The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells (1898)
Times Doubles Defect; Publisher Possibly Plinked by Jean Blevins
The Problem with Time Travel (Story)
Tinned Warmth by Gordon Chapman
My Toilet, my Kingdom, by Bill Luby (1994)
Treason, by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Fable of the Ugly Duckling
The Fable of the Unlucky Warrior
A Manly Wager, a Song by Lucillus
Valentine, Story by George Willard
The Valentine's Day Blues, by B.A. Nilsson
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
The Wall, from Karl L. Sandwell-Weiss
Poem by David Redish, The Wanderer
Infromation about Spellweavers
Introduction to the Neolithic Great Goddess, by Ben Blumenberg (February 12, 1992)
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
My Living Semi-Hell Type Experience Thing, by Urethris, 1992
The Story of the Wise Little Girl
The Story of the Wombat, from Floyd Gecko
The Three Golden Rules of Poetry by Michael Howard
The Writer by Thomas Nevin Huber
The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert W. Service
Zombies by Suzanne L. McAllister (Spoof/Tribute of George Romero Living Dead Movies)