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The Ruin Man

April 1, 2000

byMarri -Strange - 2 Pages Amidst the tourist clutter of Cannery Row in Monterey, hidden behind the plastic and the lights and the packaged consumer filth, always sold, there was a row of ruins. Fenced off, caged, forgotten, crumbling with rust and jagged concrete, they…

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The Sock Puppet That Came In From The Cold (Part 2)

December 27, 2010

9 Pages Part 2 of 3: Elsewhere in the city that night, a party was being held: in the police station of all places. But not everyone attending was filled with Christmas cheer. Officer Peter Gumption had rather more worrisome thoughts on his mind. He…

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Little Affection

October 15, 2002

by Andrew Nellis In the box are the few pathetic remnants of her childhood. School year-books, some cheap junk jewelry, all the detritus left behind on the road to adulthood. And her diaries. She has not looked in the box...

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The Frogman

December 10, 1999

6 Pages "I am the frogman!" he gurgled as chunks of vomit spewed from his mouth. Thinking they were newly hatched eggs he scooped them up, rushed to the toilet and threw them in. "If only I could get my hands on a burrito," he…

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TOLD YOU SO

November 18, 2024

I Told You So by Steve Wilkins -Strange - 3 Pages - Penfold Stekins (or Smiley as he was known, or rather had been known, to his close friends) had no idea whether it was night or day. No idea of the date. No idea…

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The 2009 Roadtrip: Part 9

November 14, 2009

Devin Townsend Project---AddictedMoTW---The Deadly Spawn(Contrary to popular belief, I did not build a time machine and warpmyself to the next day. The last time listed on the last part 8 of theRoadtrip [tm] opus was listed wrong, possibly due to my drunken state.If you don't…

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Finally I get to Answering Emails!

April 13, 2023

Before I answer emails, I would like to mention my current state of affairs. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, TheWeirdcrap.com was sold to a rich investor who refused to put dime-one into the site. I still update and maintain it in my basement.…

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May 13, 2009

The Further Accounts of the Imaginary Friend — P.S. Gifford The Further Accounts of the Imaginary FriendExpected Release — June 1, 2009Genre: HorrorAuthor: P.S. GiffordRated: RThe Imaginary Friend is back in this long-awaited sequel to THE CURIOUS ACCOUNTS OF THE IMAGINARY FRIEND. For those of…

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Adventures in Telemarketing Part III?

September 29, 2023

Last week I shared some ways to have fun with telemarketers. These days, you'll only get questionnaires and scams. But back in the day, folks would call about long-distance carriers, fancy new telephones, and appliance protection for you home. But how did all this get…

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The Towing Inferno Part Two – THE BUILDING

July 10, 2022

Before I get to that towering inferno stuff, last week, I was explaining what I was doing in "THE BUILDING" when Stephen caught fire to it. But before that, remember you can ASK BOB a question anytime you want! Use the email, it's free! There's…

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The Latest Weirdcrap News for the Uninformed!

April 21, 2024

Stop by here for the recent additions, announcements, news, and anything else that’s crawling out of my a**, or should I say, the strange and surreal corners of our website. The weird crap never stops…

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What Are We? A Definitive Explanation of TheWeirdcrap.com

February 27, 2024

You get a nice library of strange stories and weird fiction that's been accumulating since 2000. You also get access to Short Attention Span Stuff; comics, memes, and jokes. Browse around, read a story or…

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