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Sgt Howard made this lovely list, I turned it into links, then I decided it belongs over here...

Update history:
09/10/2023 - error correction
03/31/2023 - a story added
03/18/2023 - a couple misfilings corrected
10/27/2022 - correction to prior update, rewrite the list intro
10/23/2022 - page counts, discussion threads, a couple stories
10/07/2022 - a couple stories added
5/12/2022 - many stories added
3/9/2016 - thread started, copying a list created by Sgt. Howard

Stories are mostly in date order by when - in OUR time, not in-world - each story began (which are the dates on each line). For the most part, this puts them in the proper order in-world as well; but not always, and exceptions are not necessarily obvious. There are currently five falsified dates - four to keep series together, and one to move out of the way of a series.

"Pages" are forum pages.

Many stories have reader & author comments interspersed in the story. Some stories have such things in a separate thread - the "Discussion" links, when present, point to those.

ALL STORIES COPYRIGHT BY THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS
(With acknowledgement of their relationships to the Wapsi Square webcomic).
DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE THEM ELSEWHERE WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

For future updates, I have this in an Excel2007 spreadsheet that does most of the work of interpreting the existing stuff and formatting the new version. (I tried attaching that spreadsheet here, but the site doesn't like the .xlsm extension.)

The List
Updated 10/23/2022
Wapsi Fan Art

The Extended Wapsiverse
  1. Wapsi Me {02/01/2008} (7 pages)
  2. The Centurion and the Sphinx: {12/08/2014} {12/08/2014}
    A Visit to Phix (Part 1 of "The Centurion and the Sphinx") {12/09/2014} (3 pages)
    The Elixir (Part 2 of "The Centurion and the Sphinx") {12/10/2014} (17 pages)
    A Very Happy Wedding (Part 3 of "The Centurion and the Sphinx") {12/11/2014} (14 pages)
  3. The Good, The Bad and the Utterly Panicked {02/16/2015} (3 pages)
  4. Visiting Minnesota {05/09/2015} (4 pages)
  5. Nadette Sings, part II {05/12/2015} (1 page)
  6. Parts of the Family {05/16/2015} (1 page)
  7. A trip down the rabbit hole {05/18/2015} (2 pages)
  8. U-296 {05/23/2015} (4 pages)
  9. Purpose {07/05/2015} (7 pages) Discussion
  10. A Visit from the Skinwalker {07/08/2015} (3 pages)
  11. Cricket and the Counselor {07/10/2015} (3 pages)
  12. Fifty-Three {07/26/2015} (3 pages)
  13. It Happened at Mucho Mocha {08/03/2015} (6 pages)
  14. The End {08/11/2015} (7 pages)
  15. The Last Night {08/12/2015} (1 page)
  16. Fearless {09/15/2015} (2 pages)
  17. Another Day at the Works {09/16/2015} (1 page)
  18. 16 Years from Now {09/26/2015} (4 pages)
  19. 150 Years Ago (AKA "1865") {10/02/2015} (11 pages)
  20. Doing it Right (AKA "Thicker Than Blood") {10/21/2015} (58 pages)
  21. Dark Knowledge {12/14/2015} (2 pages)
  22. Paddock Name {12/14/2015} (1 page)
  23. Training Exercises {12/26/2015} (5 pages)
  24. Pillsbury + 1 Year (AKA "REUNION") {12/26/2015} (41 pages)
  25. A Stable Relationship {12/29/2015} (8 pages)
  26. The Arania Chronicles {12/30/2015} {12/30/2015}
    The Redemption of Arania (The Arania Chronicles Part 1) {12/31/2015} (8 pages)
    Stainless Steel Angel (The Arania Chronicles Part 2) {01/01/2016} (14 pages)
  27. Mad Science {02/14/2016} (3 pages)
  28. Bringing up a Baby Sphinx {03/03/2016} (8 pages)
  29. The Black Belle of Louisville {03/17/2016} (2 pages)
  30. Miss Clara {03/18/2016} (3 pages)
  31. Demons of the Past {03/27/2016} (2 pages)
  32. The Jerusalem Detail {03/27/2016} (1 page)
  33. Purple Raindrops {04/22/2016} (2 pages)
  34. Holiday {05/06/2016} (2 pages) Discussion
  35. Wapsi Me Again {05/17/2016} (1 page)
  36. A Good Break {05/18/2016} (1 page)
  37. Two Screws Shy of a Picknick <sic> Basket {05/21/2016} (2 pages)
  38. Horse Sense {09/05/2016} (1 page)
  39. A Texan Comes to Visit {09/07/2016} (4 pages)
  40. Paintball Madness {09/16/2016} (1 page)
  41. I Am the Walrus {10/22/2016} (4 pages)
  42. A Journey and an Obligation {10/31/2016} (1 page)
  43. Irony Filing {11/11/2016} (1 page)
  44. Winter Vignettes {12/10/2016} (1 page)
  45. Dances with Minotaurs {12/17/2016} (2 pages)
  46. Holiday Musings {12/21/2016} (1 page)
  47. Aluminium Angel {12/23/2016} (1 page) Discussion
  48. Mr. Big Cat and the Cherry Blossom {01/09/2017} (1 page)
  49. Don't Mess Around with Slim {04/24/2017} (1 page)
  50. The Cuban Conundrum {04/28/2017} (1 page) Discussion
  51. A Late-Night Tea {06/03/2017} (1 page)
  52. Pair-aDate {07/10/2017} (3 pages)
  53. Trespass {09/12/2017} (2 pages) Discussion
  54. Boston 2022 {09/26/2017} (1 page)
  55. Coffee for Three {10/23/2017} (1 page)
  56. Truckin' {12/13/2017} (2 pages) Discussion
  57. Winter Vignettes 2017 {12/17/2017} (1 page)
  58. Coyote Ugly {12/17/2017} (2 pages)
  59. An Interlude over Tea {03/29/2018} (2 pages)
  60. Afternoon Lemonade {04/19/2018} (1 page)
  61. Summer Interlude {05/23/2018} (1 page)
  62. Memory {09/19/2018} (1 page)
  63. Samhain {10/30/2018} (1 page) Discussion
  64. The (Other) Lion Tamer Incident {06/07/2019} (1 page)
  65. Back at Mucho Mocha {06/25/2019} (1 page)
  66. Gifts {10/23/2019} (1 page)
  67. Full Disclosure {11/12/2019} (3 pages) Discussion
  68. Solstice 2019 {12/04/2019} (2 pages)
  69. Possession {07/07/2020} (1 page)
  70. Red Rover {12/15/2021} (1 page) Discussion
  71. Sgt. Howard's Wedding {07/20/2022} (1? page) Discussion
  72. Unexpected Reunions {11/23/2022} (1? page) Discussion
Weird Stuff
  1. The Ticket {05/29/2015} (1 page)
  2. Filk Music {01/27/2016} (2 pages)
  3. Too Many Sparks {05/14/2016} (5 pages)
  4. Memoirs of Times Gone By {08/18/2016} (1 page)
  5. An Unearthly Portal {02/12/2017} (1 page)
  6. Shoulderdog - a fanfilk {03/25/2017} (1 page)
  7. Garden Find {01/11/2018} (1 page)
  8. Do Not Disturb {03/22/2023} (1 page)
Hiatus gatherings
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I am currently limited to using my old, arthritic, and decrepit iPhone 4, so I can't do the edits now, but when I get back to my iPad, I'll try to organize it chronologically.

I love the idea... We have enough output to justify a need for a centralized and organized index hub.
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GlytchMeister wrote:I am currently limited to using my old, arthritic, and decrepit iPhone 4, so I can't do the edits now, but when I get back to my iPad, I'll try to organize it chronologically.

I love the idea... We have enough output to justify a need for a centralized and organized index hub.
This is really a great idea, guys - thanks. The amount of engaging writing that you all have done is very impressive indeed!

I wonder, though:
  • Chronologically by position within the Wapsi timeline?
  • Chronologically by the date the first chapter was posted here?
  • Chronologically by the date it was completed (if it was)?
  • Chronologically by the birthdate of the author ("Age before beauty")? If so, how to handle multi-author writings (which is more than not, at this point)
  • Chronologically by the color of the lead character's name?
Enquiring minds want to know.
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My impression is that Sarge mostly organized his list chronologically within the Wapsiverse timeline - that is, for contemporary stuff. (Of course, that is also mostly the way we've been WRITING it.) The stuff well away from the current time seems to be shoved in according to some other standard.

I think that's a pretty sensible way of organizing it, since possibly-all of the fanfics fit together in a single version of the universe. Might move the many-year flashbacks and flashforwards to a separate list, maybe with suggestions in the main list of when is best to step out and read them. And then of course if we have two (or more) mutually-incompatible timelines they should be kept separate in such an organizational scheme.

If we had something like the TwoKinds fanfic collection - where very few of the fanfics are set in the canonical setting, or even universe, and fanfics by different authors mostly don't relate to each other - then I'd go with sorting by author and then by start date.
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Don't forget The End, by Atomic.

EDIT: Whoops, saw it in there finally.
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jwhouk wrote:Don't forget The End, by Atomic.

EDIT: Whoops, saw it in there finally.
When I was turning Sarge's list into links, I went through every thread in the fan-art forum. The (few) threads that aren't in the list, I looked at the contents of and saw that at least the first page wasn't fanfic.

I'm seriously thinking on breaking the list into separate lines and numbering them. Makes it easier to see what's in the list and refer to specific positions.
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Sarge's List
(Most if not all located in Wapsi Fan Art)

UDPATED 18 MAY 2016
  1. "Wapsi Me"
  2. "Visiting Minnesota"
  3. The Centurion and the Sphinx:
    "A Visit to Phix" (Part 1 of "The Centurion and the Sphinx")
    "The Elixir" (Part 2 of "The Centurion and the Sphinx")
    "A Very Happy Wedding" (Part 3 of "The Centurion and the Sphinx")
  4. "Fearless"
  5. "U-296"
  6. "Another Day at the Works"
  7. "It Happened at Mucho Mocha"
  8. "A Visit from the Skinwalker"
  9. "A trip down the rabbit hole"
  10. "The Cricket and the Counselor"
  11. "Parts in the Family"
  12. "The End"
  13. "Nadette Sings, pt. 2"
  14. "The Ticket"
  15. "Fifty-Three"
  16. "16 Years from Now"
  17. "150 Years Ago" (AKA "1865")
  18. "Doing it Right" (AKA "Thicker Than Blood")
  19. "Paddock Name"
  20. "The Good, The Bad and the Utterly Panicked"
  21. "Purpose"
  22. "Dark Knowledge"
  23. "Training Exercises"
  24. "A Stable Relationship" (In Progress)
  25. "Pillsbury + 1 Year" (Since renamed "REUNION" - possibly In Progress)
  26. "The Redemption of Arania" (The Arania Chronicles Part 1)
  27. "Stainless Steel Angel" (The Arania Chronicles Part 2)
  28. "Bringing up a Baby Sphinx"
  29. "Mad Science"
  30. "Miss Clara"
  31. "Demons of the Past"
  32. "Holiday"
  33. "The Black Belle of Louisville" (In Progress)
  34. "Purple Raindrops"
  35. "A Good Break" (In Progress)
  36. "Wapsi Me Again" (In Progress)
  37. "A Texan Comes to Visit"
  38. "Two Screws Shy of a Picknick <sic> Basket"
  39. "Horse Sense"
  40. "Paintball Madness"
  41. "Too Many Sparks"
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(the Parts of the Family link was wrong)
Fixed. And if that's the only error I made & didn't catch...

Oh, and Joe, you say that's the list "more or less in order". Please tell us what order they are supposed to be in - such as "by start date" or "in-universe chronology" or...
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Warrl wrote:The (few) threads that aren't in the list, I looked at the contents of and saw that at least the first page wasn't fanfic.
Remember that you can deep link to specific posts by copying that reply's title:

Code: Select all

This thread is:
http://forum.wapsisquare.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2528
jwhouk's number list is:
http://forum.wapsisquare.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2528&view=unread&sid=1fcc2d12b4424f54acb8d951c9c0b915#p66318
(Test of deep link is good.)
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! I had been getting so lost trying to follow the various stories, I had been considering a deep trawl just to make the index you've already done, so -- THANK YOU!

Now I can sort out what I've missed and get back to reading them....

P.S. - Thank you! :mrgreen:
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Glad to have you back as a reader!

It seems you folks have beaten me to the punch as far as organizing it all... Though I'm a little confused as to why 150 years ago and 16 years from now are in the middle and not at either end of the list...
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The later ones in the list are not quite completed, in some cases.
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jwhouk wrote:The later ones in the list are not quite completed, in some cases.
Not that I don't keep TRYING TO....geeze!

Reunion (final title for PIllsbury +1) is yet another one of our perpetual stories...spawned at least two others, so far.
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Just Old Al wrote:
jwhouk wrote:The later ones in the list are not quite completed, in some cases.
Not that I don't keep TRYING TO....geeze!

Reunion (final title for PIllsbury +1) is yet another one of our perpetual stories...spawned at least two others, so far.
Five.
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DinkyInky wrote:
Just Old Al wrote:
Reunion (final title for PIllsbury +1) is yet another one of our perpetual stories...spawned at least two others, so far.
Five.
FIVE?!?

ok, DO TELL.
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Just Old Al wrote:
DinkyInky wrote:
Just Old Al wrote:
Reunion (final title for PIllsbury +1) is yet another one of our perpetual stories...spawned at least two others, so far.
Five.
FIVE?!?

ok, DO TELL.

Ok, Reunion created a need for a time jump, and that jump made a year-long gap. I filled in Glytch's and John's gaps with Dark Knowledge and a chunk of Purpose. Dinky also filled in the gap for the elves with Training Exercises, which also introduced Grumpy Prroul and Muttery Quichon.

That's three right there.

Then there is Paddock Name. And TGTBatUP.

A Stable Relationship also fits in here somewhere. I have been wondering just how integrated Warrl wants his story to be.

So that's 6.

Then there's BUaBS, Redemption of Arianna and Stainless Steel Angel. 9. And then there's the Fashion thing, bringing the count up to 10.

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GlytchMeister wrote:A Stable Relationship also fits in here somewhere. I have been wondering just how integrated Warrl wants his story to be.
It will fit in. Right now I'm having a hard time coming up with good complications. I may do some larger time-skips. But I also have a bit of research to do (I don't know what the life and schedule of a first-year med-school student is like) and I found a consistency problem I have to decide on the best way to deal with.
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On the CRFH forum, the fanfic index was stickied.

Maritza's reaction was "Dear god, how many of them are there?!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

And they weren't even finished indexing yet! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Warrl wrote:
GlytchMeister wrote:A Stable Relationship also fits in here somewhere. I have been wondering just how integrated Warrl wants his story to be.
It will fit in. Right now I'm having a hard time coming up with good complications. I may do some larger time-skips. But I also have a bit of research to do (I don't know what the life and schedule of a first-year med-school student is like) and I found a consistency problem I have to decide on the best way to deal with.
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FreeFlier wrote:Maritza's reaction was "Dear god, how many of them are there?!" :lol: :lol: :lol: --FreeFlier
HA! I knew she wasn't really a godess!

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(For those who didn't frequent the CRFH!!! forum, they used to refer to Maritza Campos - the artist who made the webcomic - as a godess... I never did, but never tried to contradict the others, either, out of politeness...)
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