No Foolin'!

It's April Fools' Day! That's the day when everyone should be careful to distrust absolutely everything anyone says, no matter what. Except me. You can trust me. Here, take this perfectly ordinary box of candy and open it up. Surely there will be no surprises there!

Heh. Anyway, today is also the fifth anniversary of the Great Inanimate Object Takeover as described by Jane Lane in "That Was Then, This is Dumb": "...while we're asleep, those objects come to life and plot their secret take over of our civilization. April 1st, 2007. That's the day they make their move!" Man, that revolution went so seamlessly, I didn't even notice a difference!

For your April Fools' Day entertainment, allow me to present you with these fanfics:

• April Showers by The Angst Guy


• I Meant to Do That by Richard Lobinske


• Assorted entries in an Iron Chef posted by Angelinhel

And if that wasn't enough for you, let me also share this April Fools' Day fanart created by SRA. Enjoy!

DARIA GOES TOPLESS AT NOON!

Yes, Daria has agreed to let famed fan artist SRA paint her portrait TOPLESS, and it will be revealed to the world here at noontime. Stay tuned for the bare truth!




Nothing else to see here until later. Srsly.


Artwork (C)2009 SRA.

SRA and his special work of art

A few weeks ago, renown fan artist SRA wrote to me and asked if I minded if he drew something for one of my stories: "It Slipped Through My Hands, Like a Shadow, Like a Dream." I'm afraid I did not answer right away because I was in shock (plus had pneumonia), but when I recovered and could breathe again and stopped slobbering all over myself, I responded with a calm, cool, detached manner ("OMG OMG OMG!! !111!! !!11!"). SRA was fortunately not put off and went ahead with his work, and here it is (above). The scene is from chapter two, where Jane says to Amy, "I like her," while Daria watches cartoons.

Nothing else to add except

WAAAAHOOOO!!!!