Musefics


The Muses are embodiments of the creative spark, the spark of inspiration, encouraging others to create. These are the stories of This Time Round's own unique set of Muses - and the authors they have to put up with.




One Evening In The Channel - Imran Inayat - The TTR muses' reaction to recent Subreal events.

2003 ADWC Awards Charity Telethon - various, posted by Imran Inayat - Dalek gangsta rappers, obscene ice sculptures and the Seventh Doctor on the spoons - yep, it's the 2002 Adric Awards...

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Report - Credits

2005 Adrics Awards Ceremony - various, posted by Imran Inayat - There's skulduggery backstage, confusion among the guest presenters, and outrageous corruption on the part of Miss Candia Harcourt and her various partners. Welcome to the 2005 Adrics Awards...

Prelude - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Epilogue - Summary

About A Girl - Imran Inayat - It's not easy. Especially when it's your daughter you're talking about.

Both Sides of the Tracks - Imran Inayat - Scene setting can reveal surprises of its own, especially in Subreality.

The Calliope Files: Allie - Imran Inayat - Allie's family secrets reach into a piece of the Queen Muse's past - even if Allie doesn't realise it.

The Calliope Files: Xeffy - Imran Inayat - It's Little Sister's turn at the microphone now...

Candy and Hatsheput, Concluded - Paul Andinach - A brief moment in verse from the fourth Pro-Fun Party.

Cum On Feel The Dokter Hoo Tribyoot - Daibhid Ceannaideach - Bob and Dave 'entertain' the 'Round at the 40th anniversary party. Follows on from Helen Fayle's "It's My Party".

Dancing on the Darkside - Graham Woodland - A complete and total filk of Bruce Springsteen's album _Born in the USA_, which may, in certain respects, prove to be an allusive autobiography of its singer, Candie Harcourt, also known as Candy of Swevyn and Candie HarDDD...

Advisory and Notes
'Born in the City of Electric Youth Dreams'
'Come over Me Softly with Your Song of Songs'
'You Got to Move over Darling Daughter of Darkness'
'Working on the Dream Stream My Way and the Highway'
'Wrack of the Ticket to Ride the Darkbound Train'
'I'm on Fire at Will (Set Phasers to Kill)'
'Just Say No Remainder Never No More'
'Like a Battery Bray of Blight out of Hell'
'Going Down to the Valley of the Shadow of the Guys and Blow-Up Dolls'
'Thank You for the Gory Days of Wine and Rambling Roses'
'Dancing in the Dark is the Heart, Yeah Yeah Yeah'
'Holding out for a Hero in Our Own Homeground till the End of the Night'

Did Someone Say 'Index File'? - Imran Inayat - Allie and Imran try their hands at this 'self-referentiality' thing... Written for 2000's Adric Awards.

Double-Edged - Imran Inayat - Friendship cuts both ways.

First Contact - Imran Inayat - Is Kari ready for school? Is school ready for him?

Goodnight, Sweetheart - Pro-Fun Hoedown #3 - This time, our heroes don't go to Hades. Hades comes to them.

Hey, Isn't That...? - Imran Inayat - Before you can check in at Fantasy Island, you've got to get there. Preferably in one piece.

A Matter Of Identity - Imran Inayat - The visit of an official from the Divinity and Personal Rolls Office sets a bizarre train of events in motion for the Allingham family...

Maybe Some Other Time - Imran Inayat - Allie's prepared for 2001's Adric Awards - but not for her new visitor...

Missing The Obvious - Daibhid Ceannaideach - Sometimes, the answer's staring you in the face... :) Written for the 'crystal drabble' challenge.

Moving In - Imran Inayat - Allie's family move in.

Musings - Imran Inayat - Introducing perhaps the only Muse on work experience.

Nyss and Emby's TV Special - B. K. Willis - ADWC Crossovers From Hell. Roll camera...

Nyssa's Christmas Carol - Daibhid Ceannaideach - Nyssa is visited by three ghosts which show her the error of her ways. Sort of.

Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part Five

Of Mice and Mayhem - TTRA#1 - On the edge of a cross rip, This Time Round faces a crisis.

Notes - Part 1 - Part 2 (A) - Part 2 (B) - Part 3 - Part 4

Reflections of Reality - Pro-Fun Round-Robin 2003 - Who needs Hades? Our heroes have enough problems as it is.

Rest Stop - Daibhid Ceannaideach - Introducing Bob on the way to the Quadrille.

"Secrets Of A Demon Lord's Harem!" - Imran Inayat, with assistance from B. K. Willis - Welcome to the Talk Show From Hell...

Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part Five

She Talks To Rainbows - B. K. Willis - A new student at H. G. Wells' finds herself drawn into the mystery that surrounds one of the school's most notorious figures.

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8

Shock Value - B. K. Willis - An obscure companion deals with alien plots, mustard, and labor relations as fanfic authors throw a party.

Shock Value 2: Electric Boogaloo - B. K. Willis - Lydia finally gets some characterization as she helps with a plot to destroy a certain author.

Shock Value 3: The Search for Shock - B. K. Willis - The plan to destroy an author continues on its haphazard course.

Shock Value 4: Current Affairs, the Musical - B. K. Willis - The Bradleyard assembles a group to help overthrow his enemy and also performs some musical numbers.

Shock Value 5: No Muse Is Bad Muse - B. K. Willis - The Bradleyard seeks a muse, while his enemy has problems with his own.

Shock Value 6: Desperately Seeking Musings - B. K. Willis - An author and his arch-nemesis continue to battle over possession of the Muses.

Part 1 - Part 2

Significant Others - B. K. Willis - The darker and more sinister pub outside continuity conducts their own awards ceremony.

Story Time! Jack And The Beanstalk - Daibhid Ceannaideach - For the entertainment of the kiddies, Chris does Jack and the Beanstalk. Sort of.

Sweet As You Are - Graham Woodland - A sequence of alternative actualities taking place in Some Other Time Round. Follows on from B. K. Willis's "Significant Others".

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

Time And The Campions - Graham Woodland - In which certain issues from "Goodnight, Sweetheart" are resolved, and the secret origin of Spam revealed.

Intro - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6

The Time The Stories Went Dark - Pro-Fun Hoedown #2 - In which everything goes to Hades - and out the other side.

Toontime! - Daibhid Ceannaideach & Imran Inayat - Join Allie, Imran, Daibhid, and Bob the Muse as they discover This Toon Round. With much silliness, plotlessness, general meandering and an innocent tagline that got caught in the crossfire...

Part 1 - Part 2

Transitions - Imran Inayat - Beginnings and endings after the 2002 Adric Awards.

When All's Said And Done - Imran Inayat - A brief interlude in the aftermath of the 2002 Awards Show.

When The Dust Settled - Imran Inayat - In the aftermath of S7 "Buffy", Spike has some things to sort out - like, what the Hell happens now?

X, Y, Z... - Imran Inayat - A journey through the worlds of alt.drwho.creative, Imran-style. Imran's 100th solo TTR story.