Except They Weren’t

I am fascinated by stories of people and things that are not what they appear to be. This page collects the stories that I have told.

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  April Fools’, except it’s notApril 1, 2021
  The hottest ticket on Broadway is [rolls d20]…. a hip-hop musical about treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton?
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  Except they weren’t: R.O.B.September 16, 2020
  The hottest toy of the 1985 Christmas season was an Extraordinary Video Robot that could play games through your television. Except it wasn’t.
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  Except they weren’t: The Tree LobsterJuly 6, 2020
  A tragic accident drove the Tree Lobster to extinction. Except it didn’t.
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  Except They Weren’t: The Grass Mud HorseNovember 26, 2018
  How far would you go to get around China’s censorship laws?
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  Except they weren’t: Major William MartinSeptember 26, 2018
  A Spanish fisherman found the body of a drowning victim with a briefcase full of secret war plans. Except he didn’t.