Lloyd's Favorites

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Hi and welcome to Lloyd's Favorites page! The stories I've placed here are ones that I personally enjoy and I hope you do too!

You may notice that most of the stories here have the 'short' tag on them; this has to do with my attention span as I tend to be extremely critical of longer pieces. Also, unless I am positive that a story falls into a specific category, it won't have an icon; for example, simply having an unexplained transformation won't earn a In the modern magic genre label.


<tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#ddd; font-size:125%; text-align:left; padding:2px;">My Favorites</th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#eee; font-size:115%; text-align:left; padding:2px; padding-left:20px;">Anthro</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Over 100 kilobytes longA paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>A Trickster's Tail</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Phaedrus</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Technically part of the defunct No More Fakes universe, this story spins off onto its own and is a wonderful tail about a man who ends up sharing his body with a Native American trickster spirit. Although labled adult, there is only one real adult scene in this piece and it's done quite tastefully.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>True Reflection</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Martin Divo</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Anthro dog TF, but the story focuses more on the psychology involved as a woman is slowly turned into a loyal servant by her captor. Think furry Stockholme Syndrome but creepier.</td> <td align="center">Horror</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Silver Fox Tracks</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Jetfire</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Part of the Paradise saga. While I don't pay much attention to the series I do enjoy this particular story for the ending.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.Over 100 kilobytes long</td> <th>Drift Away</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Slyford</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">One of Slyford's better stories on this site in my opinon. It also makes me think of To Kill a Mockingbird for some reason.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>The Day the Universe Changed</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Bryan</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">The second story in the Winds of Change universe in which the fateful day is told from the perspective of three different people.</td> <td align="center">In the science fiction genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Gonna Rain Tomorra</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Viqsi</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Another WoC story. It's hard to suprise old people.</td> <td align="center">In the science fiction genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Wolf in the House:</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A reporter confronts a senator about some unusual activities. Amusing and a bit tongue in cheek near the end.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Where's the Beef?</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Xodiac</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">People who buy Spells 'R Us costumes usually end up locked into their disguise. Usually.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>'Tis a Full Moon, Of Course</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">As a fellow wearer of glasses, I sympathize with this common predicament.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>Insane</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Weremoose</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A doctor's newest patient thinks he's a werewolf. Could it be true?</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#eee; font-size:115%; text-align:left; padding:2px; padding-left:20px;">Animal</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Slips of Paper</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Virmir</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A fox TF told through a series of inner dialogues; no real plot to speak of but I find it refreshing.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Reality Bites</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A look at the complexities involved in human to animal transformation. This is either ironic or depressing depending on how hopeful you are that TF technology becomes practical in our lifetime</td> <td align="center">In the science fiction genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Passing Fad</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Perhaps the most absurd plot I have ever encountered. Looks like Ford was right, albeit a little delayed.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Best Friends</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Part of the Visionary saga. Short, sweet, and a happy ending.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>Little Boy Lost</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A young boy lost in the woods encounters a family of foxes. This story has a nice slice of life feel to it.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Abysses</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Virmir</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">My favorite version of the creation mythos to date.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>The Pantry is Bear</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">This is why you pay attention to what you're about to eat.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>Legacy of Flight</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Bryan</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A man realizes his heritage and finds a different kind of enlightenment.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Best Laid Plans</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Eirik</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">The best laid plans of mice and men are prone to go awry...</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>Finding Himself</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by WolfyDrake</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Horribly, horribly depressing, but terribly, terribly good.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#eee; font-size:115%; text-align:left; padding:2px; padding-left:20px;">Toon and Inanimate</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Somebody's Watching</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Michael Bard</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">I have a feeling this refers to Slyford T. Rabbit but I'm not sure. In either case, this story isn't so much 'creepy' as 'darkly ominous' if that makes any sense.</td> <td align="center">Horror</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>The Sly Fox Show - Tune In and Toon Out</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by JT Fox</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Third story in the Sly Fox series from Xanadu. Shame no more are being written, as it's a very interesting concept to work with.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>Losing Himself</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Michael Bard</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Part of the Xanadu universe and a weird type of TF in which a man in a fursuit turns into a man in a fursuit. Part tragic, part creepy, there's probably some form of moral here but I haven't got a clue what it is.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#eee; font-size:115%; text-align:left; padding:2px; padding-left:20px;">Miscellaneous</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>Anubis</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Phil Geusz</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">For some reason this story keeps getting categorized under the Blind Pig setting. In either case it is a gripping tale of a young man's voyage at sea and the impossible events he witnesses.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Eternal Glory</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Slyford</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A horror story involving Care Bears, what else can I say?</td> <td align="center">Horror</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th> Body By Harmani</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Phil Geusz</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Vanity in the extreme.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Over 100 kilobytes long</td> <th>Witchhunt</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Bryan</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Immediate sequel to the Xanadu origin story. Involves witches and sniper rifles.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>The Perils of Voice Acting</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Joysweeper</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A Xanadu story featuring the issues of unresolved plotlines.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>The Diary of the Dead Guy</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Guvnor Of Space</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Zombie story without brain eating. Shame, I know.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>The Last Interview</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Guvnor Of Space</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Must. Resist. Urge. To Pun.</td> <td align="center">In the modern magic genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.Under 15 kilobytes long</td> <th>Deus Ex Machina</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Bryan</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">One of the harder parts of writing a TF story is making the character go along with it.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#eee; font-size:115%; text-align:left; padding:2px; padding-left:20px;">Web Comics and Off-Site Stories</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>[The Changing Workplace]</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Oren the Otter</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A comic based around the premise of what it'd be like if the TSA was an actual place of employment. Updated semi-regularily.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>[Wanderer's Ways]</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Wanderer</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A bit of insight into the methods of the Blind Pig's favorite werewolf.</td> <td align="center">In the comedy genre</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">A paticular favorite of mine.</td> <th>[Christmas Resolutions]</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Wanderer</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">A sweet little christmas tale from the Blind Pig. Also has a minor tie-in with Christmas Rush.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <th>[Phaedrus's Interactive Stories]</th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:smaller;">by Various</td> <td style="padding-left:5px;">Three fairly fleshed out choose-your-own-adventure stories. Fairly addictive and the highest quality of any interactive storylines I've encountered. Also has no porn, which is always a plus.</td> <td align="center"></td> </tr>