Fan Fiction
Featured Authors
Fan Fiction
Featured Authors
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Every so often, an artist (be it a writer, painter, musician, or whatever) comes along whose work most people agree is a cut above the rest. The following authors have produced such works in the field of Daria fan fiction, both in the eyes of this webkeeper and the public, and should be considered a must-read for connoisseurs of Daria fanfic: | Rey Fox | Katherine Goodman | Jon Kilner | Michelle Klein-Häss | | Diane Long | Paperpusher | Martin J. Pollard | John Takis | Kara Wild |
Authors: If your story is on this page and you no longer wish for it to be posted, please send e-mail to fanfic@outpost-daria.com and I will remove it at once. |
| John Berry (berry@adelphia.net) | |
| Canonical Stories | |
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| Bond, Jake's Bond | Jake finds, to his dismay, that he really doesn't know his girls at all, so he decides to take Daria and Quinn on a road trip in an attempt to bond with them. Naturally, things don't turn out quite the way he expected. |
| Herself, an Elf | It's Christmastime in Lawndale, and as you can imagine, it's not exactly Daria's favorite time of year. When she decides to get her family decent presents for a change, she is forced to take an embarrassing job in order to afford them. In the process, she gets a lot more in return than she expected... both bad and good. |
| Best Years of Our Lives, Revisited | Trent re-enrolls in high school after discovering he never officially graduated. |
| My Quinn's Delayed Reaction | "Quinn flaunts herself, you can't escape her, then uses guys like toilet paper." But what if she found the right person...? |
| The Education of Dumber-Than-A-Tree | Kevin is finally kicked off the team for his stupidity; guess who he gets to tutor him? Meanwhile, Quinn embarks on a quest to find the perfect name for herself after she finds out that "Quinn" is a unisex name. |
| Gone With the Whine | Jodie's little sister, Rachel, has had enough of being ignored, so she runs away. Meanwhile, Helen's assistant, Marianne, also departs... on a vacation. |
| She Was All That | A quasi-sequel to Austin Covello's "A Day in the Life of Stacy." Stacy is thrown out of the Fashion Club for associating with "that loser geek" Ted DeWitt-Clinton. Friendless and directionless, Stacy turns to "the most exclusive clique in the whole town" for acceptance... but will Daria and Jane take her under their wings? |
| Lovers' Lane | Daria finally tires of Jane's little matchmaking act, and tells her to give it a rest (only not quite as nicely). What's a Yenta to do with all that pent-up love-match energy? Set up shop at Lawndale High and find the perfect match for any and all comers! Of course, things never go exactly as planned, do they? |
| Non-Canonical Stories | |
| Behind the Glasses | An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of Daria fan fiction. Narrated by Jane's new beau, Tom, this exclusive production includes interviews with the cast and fanfic authors, and rare footage of "bloopers," outtakes, and never-before-seen stories. |
| Silly Rabbit, Matrix Are For Kids! | The Keanu Reeves movie The Matrix (or possibly a brain aneurysm) provides the basis for this parody, in which Daria discovers what she's suspected all along: that "reality" is not what it seems. |
| Canadibrit (canadibrit@yahoo.com) | |
| "The Look-Alike Series" | |
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Since this wildly popular series (co-authored by Ben Yee) has grown into dozens of stories, they have been placed on their own page. Click on the link above to enter a Daria universe that includes Daria's döppleganger, Lynn Cullen, and her techno-geek partner-in-crime, A.P. McIntyre. | |
| Other Stories | |
| Behind The Glasses II Behind The Glasses III | Follow-ups to John Berry's "Behind the Glasses," featuring "bloopers and outtakes" from various fan fiction stories. |
| I Am (not) Daria! | Canadibrit has been teased about being Daria for a long time. But what would happen if she woke up one day and actually WAS? |
| Austin Covello (silk_spy@yahoo.com) | |
| My Date With Daria | The author goes on a blind date with Daria. |
| A Day in the Life of Stacy | Stacy, the secretary of the Fashion Club. Like her friends, she's brainless, clueless, helpless, and hopeless... or is she? As you'll find in this look at a day in her life, Stacy may really not be the person everyone thinks she is. |
| Boy Fiend | Daria finally gets a steady boyfriend. Find out who it is. One thing's for sure, though: it isn't Trent! |
| Daria What-If #1: "Quinn the Brain" Alternate Ending | An alternate ending to "Quinn the Brain" and asks the question: What if Quinn didn't care that Daria had dressed up like her? |
| Fifteen Minutes of Frame | When Jane gets her own exhibition room in a museum, Ms. Defoe turns it into a field trip. Meanwhile, Daria finds out that Beavis and Butt-Head are using a likeness of her on their new TV show. |
| Stacy Rowe, Evangelion Pilot | In this crossover with the anime series "Neon Genesis: Evangelion," Stacy is now the pilot of Evangelion Unit 03, defender against the Angels. But Stacy has bigger problems: her teammates! How will she handle working with a redheaded bully, a weirdo roommate, and a boy who's as callow as she is? Note: This story is in five chapters. Each chapter has a link at the bottom to the next chapter. |
| The Death of Stacy | When Stacy is killed in a car accident, Daria begins to wonder if there was more to her than there seemed to be. (Think "A Day in the Life of Stacy" in reverse.) |
| Otherwise Known as Quinn the Great | Quinn Morgendorffer is the most popular girl in school, and yet she still feels all alone. Why can't she get along with her family, especially her sister? Why does she hate her best friend? Does she really have any friends at all? The answers may shock you. |
| The Red Maid | What happens when you discover that your bitter enemy isn't really so bad after all? Find out in this strange tale of Daria and Monique, who over the years go from bitter enemies to the best of friends... until there occurrs an act of ultimate betrayal. |
| Bouquet Too | Trent's getting hitched to a Morgendorffer gal. |
| The Musician's New Muse | Do opposites attract? Maybe, but Quinn and Trent have more in common than they realize. Also, new players enter the Morgendorffer/Griffin war, and Tiffany learns a new word. |
| Yui Daoren (yui_daoren@hotmail.com) | |
| AMBUSHED! | Daria! Jane! Aerial combat! Chaos! Destruction! Jane dies! Ho-hum, just another day... |
| Consequences of a Parade | Daria has a hard decision to make when Jane discovers her feelings for Tom. |
| Doctor Who Gives A Damn | A strange man and woman appear in Lawndale, taking Daria and Jane on a galaxy-spanning, deadly adventure! (Doctor Who/Daria) |
| The Emancipation of Stacy Rowe | Stacy's life is turned on its ear when a handsome new member of the Lawndale Lions makes her the center of his attention. |
| Identity Crisis | During a European vacation, Daria meets a strange woman who calls herself a sorceress. When Daria's appearance begins to change after being enchanted, will she still be the same Misery Chick we all know and love? |
| Life's Meandering | Life's good - then it takes some bad turns for Daria, with positive consequences. |
| Not Your Average Jane | Jane Lane tries to put her life back together after a few blows to her confidence in her identity. Takes place after "Is It Fall Yet?" but before "Fizz Ed." |
| Out on Vacation | Daria and Jane admit to something while on vacation, and it tears Daria's family apart. |
| Shipping Charges Apply | Helen and Jake's marriage is crumbling, and Quinn can't take it! What's a 17-year-old cynic to do? Take up a martial art? |
| Smoke and Ashes | Daria, Jane and Quinn survive a school shooting. Their losses take a greater toll, and Daria wonders if she did enough. |
| C.E. Forman (ceforman@worldnet.att.net) | |
| "Lost Season #1" | |
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| Lotto Nonsense | Daria... a millionaire? Well, not exactly, but she does win some major bucks in the lottery (with Trent's help), affecting her and everyone around her with hilarious results. An impressive Daria fanfic debut by C.E. Forman. |
| To Helen Back | Disorder in the court! Quinn and Daria are subjected to "Take Your Daughter to Work Day," with Quinn spending a day with Jake while Daria joins Helen as she tackles a major court case. If you think our justice system is the biggest crock to hit the world since the invention of the toilet, then you'll love how Daria skewers it on a spit! |
| All Washed Up | Daria joins Jane at a charity car wash, while at the same time has to deal with a load of abuse from Sandi (who is, in turn, effectively being tortured by the consequences of Quinn's suggestion that the Fashion Club take up rollerblading). A story that takes a definite turn towards teen angst, but never fear: there's Daria sarcasm aplenty. |
| Good-Bye, Diarrhea | Ever wonder about the transition Daria made from Beavis and Butt-Head to her own show? This story details Daria's last days in Highland and her final(?) encounter with the Little Weinerheads while providing explanations for some of the changes between then and now (such as her green jacket and black skirt outfit). A very amusing crossover that neatly bridges the gap between Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria. |
| Weighting to Exhale | A "heavy" tale, in several ways. Quinn becomes convinced she's too fat (shades of Tiffany!) after a visit to the doctor, and practically tortures herself in her efforts to lose weight. Meanwhile, Jane becomes interested in a cute guy at school; problem is, so does Daria. The resulting competition threatens to do the unthinkable: tear their friendship to pieces. |
| Accept No Substitutes | A substitute English teacher comes to Lawndale High, with an approach to teaching that triggers an unexpected change in students' attitudes. Unfortunately, such radical ideas bring her into direct conflict with the tyrranical Ms. Li. A dramatic and entertaining story with a powerful message about the costs and perils of blind conformity (a message that resonates particularly with Daria and Jodie). |
| Rain on Your Parade | In part one of a two-part extravaganza, it's the town's Lawndale Days festival, and everyone is attending the festivities. During the celebrations, Jake attempts to reclaim his lost childhood, Quinn gets pressured into doing something crazy, and Daria gets musical... which leads to her possibly making the biggest mistake of her life. Concludes in "Quinntet." |
| Quinntet | Concluding the story begun in "Rain on Your Parade," Daria attempts to reconcile with Trent, the Fashion Club members share their true feelings (with the help of some of Milwaukee's Finest), and Jake's attempt to reclaim his childhood takes a turn for the worse. |
| Daria versus the IRS | Jane and Trent come face to face with the awesome power of the Federal government when the IRS seizes their house (turns out their parents hadn't paid taxes in over six years), and the Morgendorffer clan comes to their aid... except for Quinn, who is trying to find out who is spreading nasty rumors about her around school. |
| Taking Debate | Daria is roped into joining the school forensics team, where she has to participate in a regional debate tournament. Along for the ride are Quinn and Sandi, who don't take it seriously and consider it to be just another popularity contest. Along the way, they all learn a little something about independent thought... well, Daria does, anyway. |
| No Picnic | Jodie Landon, Superstudent. She's friends with everyone and participates in everything. But has the pressure of being "Miss Model Student" finally pushed her too far? Find out what happens when you mix the Morgendorffers, the Landons, a day in the park, and more pressure than any teenager (or adult) should be expected to bear. |
| Driven Wild | Okay, all you Daria/Trent afficionados... this is the one you've been waiting for! Thanks once again to Jane's yenta-like proddings, Daria borrows Jake's car in order to get closer to Trent, while the rest of the Morgendorffer clan (yes, Quinn, too) takes in a round of golf. Unfortunately, both of the days' activities collide... in more ways than one. |
| Alienation Legacy | C.E.'s first "Lost Season" ends on a more somber note... though it's never dull with Our Heroine around! In this story, the family is gathered for the funeral of Daria's great-aunt, Eleanor Barksdale. There, she proceeds to bug the hell out of Quinn, an act mirrored by the antics of Helen and her sister, Rita (with sarcastic "color commentary" provided once again by Amy). |
| "Lost Season #2" | |
| A Morgendorffer Scorned | The premiere episode of C.E.'s "Lost Season #2" finds Daria the writer getting her first taste of genuine criticism. Can she handle it? You won't know until you read the story, but let's just say that she's not exactly used to it... |
| Cut Above | It's pure Fashion Club mayhem when Sandi decides to enter her cat Fluffy in a local pet show. How will she juggle this and an angry Quinn, who's upset over the new-look advice she gave when Quinn makes a bet with Daria? |
| Fireworks | How did Jake Morgendorffer and Helen Barksdale first meet and fall in love? Daria, Quinn, Jane and Trent find out during a washed-out Fourth of July, when Jake and Helen tell their story. See what they were like as college students (it may shock you!) and who their other friends were, in addition to Willow and Coyote Yeager. |
| Rey Fox (reyfox@netscape.net) | |
| #10 Dream | A surreal collection of vignettes involving Daria and the rest of the Lawndale irregulars. It's... well, it defies description, so you'll just have to read it for yourself. |
| Choice of a Skewed Generation | Ms. Li sells out to a cola company for advertising space at Lawndale High. Will Daria and Jane stand for it? (What do *you think!) |
| Curse of the Misery Chick | Daria accidentally gets on the wrong bus and ends up at a Lawndale Lions playoff game on the other side of the state. Trouble once again befalls the team in Daria's presence, but this time, it backfires on her. |
| Drive | The Morgendorffers leave Highland for greener pastures in Lawndale. Unfortunately, they have to drive there first... |
| Keeping Up With the Benjamins | Space Ghost decides to enlist help from MTV to make his show more hip for the younger crowd. Unfortunately, that help arrives in the form of Our Heroines... |
| Kitsune | Trent is smitten with a mysterious red-haired beauty that he meets on the side of the road. Daria, naturally, is jealous, but as events unfold, she begins to suspect that this girl is more than she appears to be. |
| Last Dance With Mary Jane | Daria tries to cope with the fallout from her night at the football team's post-game beer bash and gets help from an unexpected source. |
| My Dinner With Upchuck | In order to pay off a debt, Daria goes on a Chez Pierre date with resident sleaze Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III. Will she survive? Will she use the right fork? |
| Katherine Goodman (katherine-goodman@uiowa.edu) | |
| Carpe Diem | Lawndale High is holding its "Snow Ball" dance, a social event that Daria finds she cannot avoid (thanks in no small part to Quinn). Rather than have Helen fix her up with the son of a co-worker, she decides to go with you-know-who. Will the night end uneventfully, or will Daria decide to "seize the day"? |
| Untitled 1 with Kristen Wegner | Jane, who has been feeling ill for days, collapses during gym class and is rushed to the hospital. Daria, Trent, and Jesse end up facing the prospect of losing Jane forever when what they believe to be a simple illness turns out instead to be a battle for her very survival. |
| Jon Kilner (Sehala@aol.com) | |
| The More Things Change... | Daria is hurt when her latest accomplishment goes unnoticed by her parents. But she is not so alone as she thinks. You may be surprised to find out who rallies to her support. |
| Don't Know Jake | Daria must face the price of success, and Jake finds himself in a crisis of conscience. |
| On the Outside | While Jane is out of town enduring a family gathering, Jodie tries to help Daria fit in by convincing her to attend a school dance. |
| The Last Days of Solitude | Jane is alone and depressed, until a new kid comes to Lawndale. Climb into Jane's head and see what she was thinking when a girl named Daria Morgendorffer came to town. |
| Jane | In times of trouble, Daria often turns to her writing for solice. But this time, the pain may be too great for mere words to heal as she attempts to cope with the loss of the closest person in her life. |
| That Stranger I Know So Well | Daria and Jane are true friends, but their friendship may be threatened when Daria stumbles onto a secret from Jane's past that Jane wanted to keep buried. |
| A Lane in Red | When Jane is in trouble, Daria and Trent come running. But can even Jane's most trusted confidants help her through this crisis? (Set during the events of the story "Jane.") |
| A Lane in Black | Picking up where "A Lane in Red" left off, a grieving Jane has vanished and it's up to Daria and Trent to find her and bring her home. But home, with all its memories, is the last place Jane wants to be. |
| Michelle Klein-Häss (bosslady@msgeek.com) | |
| The Lawndale, CT Continuum (arranged in chronological order) | |
| Bombed! | When Daria's old warhorse of a Mac goes down for the last time, she has to convince her parents to get her a new Mac to replace it. Meanwhile, Quinn has her allowance cut off and is forced to get (shudder!) a real job... a job that turns out to be anything but conventional! (This story is set before the main events in Michelle's Daria universe, but does have some foreshadowing of events to come.) |
| The Ono Effect (teleplay version) The Ono Effect (story version) | Trent, frustrated with the direction in which his career (or lack of it) is headed, asks Daria to become the lyricist for Mystik Spiral, with wild -- and unexpected -- results. Set about a year or so after the events of the television series, this story sets the stage for Michelle's Daria universe, the stories for which are presented here in chronological order. |
| Trent's Adventures in LA-La Land | Set immediately after "The Ono Effect," this ten-chapter magnum opus chronicles Trent's decision to seek his fortune in the wild and merciless concrete jungles of Los Angeles, and explores how that decision affects the people around him... and finally nails down the ambiguous relationship between him and the college-bound Daria once and for all. |
| Father of Mine (teleplay version) Father of Mine (story version) | Ever wonder why Daria never really seemed to fit in with the Morgendorffers? In the episode "The Lab Brat," Daria hinted at having a different biological father than Jake Morgendorffer. Was she being facetious, or was she actually telling the truth? Set during the Christmas holiday (on the eve of the New Millennium), this story introduces Daria's biological father and further explores her newfound relationship with Trent. |
| Party Like It's 1999 | Jodie invites Daria, Trent, and Jane to a Millenium Eve party, only Jane comes down with the Flu From Hell just days beforehand. Her illness triggers fevered dreams that can best be described as "outrageous." Will she recover in time to attend the party? Told in three parts. |
| Muerta Las Vega$ | It's spring break, and Trent, Daria, Jane, and Jesse go on a savage journey to Las Vegas, the land of decadent excess, Hunter S. Thompson, and bad Elvis impersonators. It's a journey that marks a significant turning point in the relationship between Daria and Trent; if you thought things got wild before, you ain't seen nothing yet! |
| Talkin' Trash | Set shortly after "Muerta Las Vega$," it's another story which entails a journey for Daria, Trent, and Jane. The Morgendorffers have severed all contact with Daria due to her relationship with Trent, prompting Jane to contact a "trash talk" show (ala Jerry Springer and Ricki Lake) in an attempt to bring them back together. |
| So Turns the Wheel | A dark stranger comes to town, posing as a therapist. Soon, strange and horrific things are happening to the citizens of Lawndale. Is it just a coincidence, or is this stranger behind it all? It's a story that pays homage to Stephen King and other horror writers, and marks some major changes in the lives of the characters. Some are left with permanent scars... and some don't make it at all. |
| The Aftermath | Written in the form of a diary entry, this short story is told from Daria's point of view, and serves as an introduction to life for Our Heroine and her friends in the aftermath of the events in "So Turns the Wheel." It is both a coda to that story, and a setup for future events. |
| Phenom | It's the dawn of a new future for the Lane and Morgendorffer families when Trent is signed to a lucrative production deal with a major recording label. Trent has finally hit the big time, and Daria couldn't be happier for him... but the reaction from the other people in his life is not quite what he expected. |
| The Premiere | The premiere of the animated short that Jane and her classmates have been working on is finally at hand, while at the same time, Daria is selected to go up against the King of Deadpan on Win Ben Stein's Money. It's a whirlwind trip to New York City with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises. |
| Bringing Down The House | It's Home Improvement time at Casa Lane ("R! R! R!"), and when Daria, Trent, and Jane's temporary lodgings fall through, guess where the end up staying? Meanwhile, Jake finally confronts his memories of his macho father, "Mad Dog" Morgendorffer, during Passover. |
| Mazel Tov (teleplay version) Mazel Tov (story version) | Even though Quinn has turned over a new leaf, the consequences of her past actions are catching up with her: she faces the very real possibility of flunking the Connecticut State High School Exit Exam and not graduating with the rest of her class. Will help from Daria, Trent, and Jane make the difference, or will she become "the oldest senior in Lawndale High"? |
| Best Served Cold | The current story arc is brought to a smashing conclusion. It's the Fourth of July, and Trent, Daria, and Jane host the Lane Family Reunion, where their plan to exact revenge on their snobbish, arrogant, and closed-minded extended family finally comes to fruition. You know what they say about revenge... |
| Daris vs. Stepford, CT | For decades, the town of Stepford, CT, has been shrouded in mystery. Now, acting on a tip from a mysterious woman, the editor for The Dega Street Irregular sends Daria undercover to learn the truth about this mysterious community... where she finds that it's even stranger, and more terrifying, than she ever imagined. A quasi-crossover based on the book and movie The Stepford Wives, with a little Japanese animation influence thrown in for good measure. |
| Other Stories | |
| Caveat Emptor | Daria becomes the consumer reporter for the Highland High School paper after she's yanked off her assignment as the fashion reporter. Her idea: test products to see if they live up to their claims of being "unbreakable." And who better to put these products to the test than Highland's own two-man demolition crew, Beavis and Butt-Head? (Set during Daria's days in Highland, when she was on Beavis and Butt-Head.) |
| Clothes Make The Manson | After the school shooting in Littleton, Colorado, Ms. Li decides to crack down on the student population of Lawndale High, particularly Andrea and her Goth friends. But when she institutes a dress code, will the Fashion Club and others stand for it? (This is Michelle's first story set in the "real" Daria universe.) |
| Diane Long (shire@one.net) | |
| Diane's Daria Continuum (arranged in chronological order) | |
| It's My Party and I'll Cry, But Not In Front of You! | When Jane tries to get Daria to celebrate her birthday, she gets much more than she bargained for! |
| I Saw You Standing There | A story told from Trent's perspective, as we see his reactions when he begins to take a romantic interest in Daria. |
| Too Much Ado About Everything | Ala the Shakespearean farce, a frustrated Jane decides that Daria and Trent need a little "help" from their friends. |
| Hazy Shade of Winter | Daria and Trent discover that getting together was the easy part. Staying together, however, will be the real challenge. |
| Connect Four | While Daria struggles to find the perfect anniversary present for Trent, she and Jake reflect on the nature of their relationship over the years. |
| A House of Cards | Daria and Trent have just moved in together in New York City. Can they make it work, or will Daria's fears and misgivings doom them to failure? |
| Undone | Six years into his relationship with Daria, Trent makes the biggest mistake of his life. Can Daria forgive him? Probably not... |
| Restoration | Daria and Trent broke up over a year ago. Can time heal broken hearts? Will there be a reconciliation, will they choose to move on, or will they both suffer in isolation? Happy endings are rare indeed. |
| Retribution | The final chapter in the "Undone" story arc finds Daria and Trent struggling to rebuild their relationship, a task further complicated by the vengeful actions of the financially ruined Dominic and Monique. Who will emerge triumphant, and will Daria and Trent find peace and happiness at last? |
| Stand-Alone Stories | |
| The Last Stupor Co-written by Jon Kilner | A dark comedy about the mixture of violence and idealism. Very loosely based on the film The Last Supper. |
| Sea's Sorrow | When Daria accompanies Jane and Tom on a Mystik Spiral gig to a quaint bed-and-breakfast on the coast, the World's Biggest Skeptic finds herself (along with the rest of the gang) embroiled in a mystery of supernatural proportions. |
| The Trick's the Treat | Sharp knives, pumpkins, and a healthy dose of sarcasm figure into the picture as Daria and Tom further explore their relationship on a chilly Halloween night. |
| Paperpusher (rich@paperpusher.simplenet.com) | |
| Her, uh, Cane | Go on a romp through Lawndale as a hurricane prepares to strike. How will everyone cope with "hurricane hair?" What will the storm do to the Gupty house? Did Andrew Landon remember where he parked his Jag? Can Jake make that martini fast enough for Helen, or did they run out of olives again? Does that dress make Tiffany look fat? Find out in this satiric take on the natural disaster as media event (which many people have said did more justice to the topic than "Daria!" [episode #307] could ever hope to do). |
| Mirror Mirror | After a day of dealing with Upchuck's come-ons and an all-night marathon of classic Star Trek and really bad pizza, Daria wakes up to find herself in an alternate universe, one where everyone she knows is brutal, sadistic, and cruel. How did she get there? How will she get home? Will this change her mind about getting revenge on Upchuck, or will she get even better ideas? And, most importantly, will she want to give up having Quinn as her personal slave? (Okay, dumb question.) If this sounds like a crossover between Daria and the classic Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror," you're absolutely correct. Don't let that scare you away, though; it's a hoot! |
| Free Quinn, Fly Her Miles Away | Europe may never be the same after Daria is sent to Belgium for three weeks on a student-exchange program (even though she didn't apply for it). And Quinn may live to regret it, as the student who takes Daria's place is even cuter and more popular than her... not to mention the entire female population of Lawndale High! Who set Daria up in the program? Will the exchange student steal all the guys? Is Ms. Li really just a high school principal? Will Daria be able to find eyeliner that will satisfy Brittany? Keep your seats and tray tables in their locked and upright positions! |
| Herroner | Ms. Li institutes a Student Court to allow transgressors the chance to be judged by their peers. Daria is chosen to be a judge... her first case? Quinn, who was caught cheating. |
| Jalopy | During Christmas break, Daria attends driving school and gets her license, and as a reward, Helen and Jake decide to get her a car. Daria, however, is less than thrilled with the prospect because of all the money required to take care of a car... which would mean getting a job! Can she accomplish the daunting task of fulfilling her parent's wishes while sabotaging them at the same time? |
| Hearts of Darkness | Based on the novel by Joseph Conrad (which was the basis for the movie Apocalypse Now). Daria relates to Jane, Trent, and Tom her recent experience of ferrying Ms. Barch to Atlantic City to rescue Mr. O'Neill and Mr. DeMartino, the latter of whom has succumbed to his gambling addiction. Will Daria survive a road trip with Ms. Barch? Will they find Mr. O'Neill? Will they discover what happened to Mr. DeMartino... and, what's more, do they really want to know? |
| Crush Object | A vignette about the crush on a certain grunge musician by a certain sarcastic teenage girl. Gee, betchya can't guess who we're talking about, eh? <grin> |
| Martin J. Pollard (martin@outpost-daria.com) | |
| Sins of the Past | The Morgendorffers are plunged into a nightmare when Quinn goes on a date and disappears. Her discovery, and the nature of her disappearance, touches off a series of events that affects the lives of everyone around her, and forces Daria to come to terms with her stormy relationship with Quinn... a sister she may lose forever. WARNING: This story contains content that, while handled in a tasteful manner, may nevertheless disturb or offend some people. Reader discretion is advised! |
| John Takis (takisjoh@pilot.msu.edu) | |
| Band Aid | When Daria and Jane join band (to get out of Ms. Morris' hated gym class), they expected a break from corruption. Boy, were they wrong. With Quinn and Co. involved, the school in chaos, and a rich grant up for grabs, Daria finds herself wrapped up in a showdown between politics and greed. |
| Daria's Christmas Carol | A reinterpretation of the Dickens classic that finds Daria at odds with her family, her friends, and the very spirit of Christmas. Can one night actually change the way Daria thinks? And will it be for the better? |
| I, Upchuck | The memoirs of a fledgling celebrity, in his own words. |
| The Last Word | A telephone conversation between Aunt Amy and "her favorite niece." An unconventional finish. Followed by a short essay by the author. |
| Love At First Slight | Love! Passion! Hot torrid romance! Well... no. But Daria does smile. Trent gets a date -- and it ain't Daria! Can Daria salvage the situation without acknowledging a single emotion? God, she hopes so. |
| A Mother in Spite of Herself | A poignant tale of mother/daughter relationships, as Daria attempts to get published and Helen is torn between her family and her job. |
| Science Fare | Witness the "Upchuck 2000!" Watch as Kevin tackles relativity! Marvel at the wonders of the "Perfuminator!" Tremble in fear at "The Thing from Trent's Closet!!!" And see what happens when the Fashion Club takes over the annual Lawndale Science Fair. You've been warned! |
| A Stitch in Time | A dark fantasia of romance and suspense, this novella is set in renowned 'shipper author Diane Long's continuum, carrying Daria and Trent six years beyond the events of Undone and deep into a startling, possibly tragic future. CAUTION: Contains mild profanity and mature themes. |
| Stranger than Fiction | FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully encounter a possessed man who literally changes their perception of reality... by transporting them into the cartoon world of Lawndale! There, they must discover the truth about what has happened, or risk the destruction of both universes. A novel-length crossover of Daria and The X-Files that may expose you to an unconscionable blend of serious thinking and light humor. The truth is in here! |
| Kara Wild (wild_kl@hotmail.com) | |
| The "Driven Wild" Universe | |
| Rose-Colored Lenses | In the opening episode of The Driven Wild Universe, Quinn learns the unthinkable: her vision has taken a nosedive, and she needs glasses. Now she must deal with the horrific (and hilarious) reality that she might be viewed as... a nerd. |
| The Tie That Chokes | Aunt Amy's weekend visit to Lawndale seems like it will go without problem. But everything goes downhill after her bonding with Daria provokes Helen's jealousy, and after Quinn passes Amy off as Daria's mother... |
| That Thing You Say | Daria the English Whiz finds that three little words are the hardest of all to say as she ponders her relationship with Helen. Meanwhile, Quinn learns that friendship costs a little more than she bargained for... |
| 'Shipped Out | Daria dreams about her future life with Trent. But when she learns he has a new girlfriend, her fantasies start to go awry. (A typical Daria/Trent story? Don't bet on it! This may be the first "cynical 'shipper" story in the history of Daria fandom, so if you're a hardcore 'shipper... be warned!) |
| Andrea Speaks! | Both Morgendorffer sisters are forced to take a hard look at their lives when Daria comes face-to-face with someone who's more alienated than she is, and Quinn and Sandi face off in the Fashion Club elections, where an incident occurs that makes Quinn finally come to a decision about her glasses. |
| Cheered Down | As Lawndale High's new head cheerleader, Quinn tries to hold on to her popularity and stay one step ahead of Brittany. There's just one problem: she doesn't know how to cheer. |
| None in the Family, Part 1: The Old Man | Grandma Barksdale's 50th wedding anniversary sets the stage for a series of pivotal events. Amy mulls over her broken relationship, while Daria learns that she doesn't know the Famous Aunt as well as she thought she did. Jake tries to emulate the behavior of the late Grandpa Barksdale, with results that threaten to tear apart his marriage to Helen. (Part 1 of 2) |
| None in the Family, Part 2: Unmasked | During Helen's separation from Jake, she, Rita, and Amy confront their feelings about their father -- and each other. Meanwhile, Jake's "Grandpa Barksdale" approach to parenting quickly goes sour, and Daria is forced to call in our favorite P.C. couple to help resolve the marriage crisis. (Part 2 of 2) |
| Outvoted | Over Daria's objections, Jane runs against Sandi for student body president. From there, she learns (the hard way) that image, politics, and ignorance form an explosive mix. |
| Of Absolute Value | Quinn's math teacher persuades Jake to help her "be all she can be" in math, bringing forth several burning questions. Such as: can Jake be a good father? Will Quinn surrender her Fashion Club duties to become a math "brain"? And can father and daughter ever find a common bond? |
| Breaking the Mold | Helen and Daria make a bet to see who can withstand a change in persona the longest. While Daria suffers on the school newspaper, Helen attempts to go artistic with the help of... Amanda Lane. The result: a lot of disaster with a touch of wisdom gained. |
| Surreal World | In yet another misguided attempt at fundraising, Ms. Li enlists Daria and six other LHS students to be on an experimental TV show... one that bears a suspicious resemblance to MTV's "The Real World." While Daria copes with her privacy being invaded and tries to separate the real from the fake, the other students let themselves go... and go... and go... |
| Erin the Head | Daria confronts the mystery of love, using her cousin Erin's all-consuming crush on Trent to deliver some answers. But since this is an "anti-'shipper," the answers she gets are not necessarily the ones she wanted... |
| Primarily Color | A racist note prompts the Landons to sue Lawndale High, forcing students and faculty alike to confront the issue of diversity... or lack of it. But will Ms. Li's "zero tolerance" policy really be the magical cure? Or Mr. O'Neill's hand-holding emote-fests?? And was Jodie wise to pinpoint Sandi as the one responsible for the note? What does Daria think?? |
| Charge of the Math Brigade | What, short of a cranial lobotomy, would compel Quinn Morgendorffer to join the LHS mathletics squad (aka the "geek brigade")? Only goading from her zealous math teacher, Mr. Phelps, who wants Quinn to hone her math skills in competition. But is it really for Quinn's own good? Daria attempts to find out. |
| An Uneasy Marriage | Jake joins Helen's art class in order to break up a potential liason between her and her sculpting instructor. Unfortunately, his presence may do their marriage more harm than good. |
| In Her Own Words | Disheartened by her troubled home life, Daria joins an underground newspaper whose distinctly cynical outlook causes others distaste, including Jane. Yet is Daria really ready to embrace hardcore cynicism once again, or is her situation much more complicated...? |
| Non-Continuum Stories | |
| A Desperately Needed Ending (to "Depth Takes a Holiday") | It's the ending that puts the whole sorry mess that was "Depth Takes a Holiday" into perspective by saying: IT WAS ONLY A DREAM!!! And wait'll you see: the reality was even worse... |