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==Annual Thanksgiving fanfic release==
Since he began writing and posting Dariafic in 2001, Brother Grimace has started his own personal tradition of a annual release of Daria fics over the Thanksgiving holiday (either a major release of several fics, the conclusion of a major work (as with the completion of ''[[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]], Volume Two'' in 2009), or the release of a single novella- or larger sized fic
=="Daria Mental-Torture Fics"==
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''(TSWCOT was, as mentioned in a [[CINCGREEN]] review, the first attempt to view Daria in such a manner, and at the time "[[The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow]]" first appeared on ''Daria'' web sites, [[shipper]]s were the current popular trend. To be fair, it should be noted that half of the authors listed as [[Angst Lords]] have '''NOT''' been selected to the RA - formerly the 'Featured Authors' - list.)''
At the time of TSWCOT's initial release, in June 2000, such a view of Daria and her world was considered almost heretical, and many fans maintained a slight resentment towards the author because of these works that is still slightly present in the fandom. This could be considered ironic, as Brother Grimace's works almost always contain sequences where characters within, including Daria, undergo near-religious moments that allow them to experience relevant and positive insights and changes, as well as surprisingly positive themes and upbeat endings. Examples include
Brother Grimace's fics tend towards prose, and are considerably longer than the average Daria fanfic. At present, two of his works - the unfinished "It's All About Respect" and
=='Over-The-Top?'==
Some ''Daria'' fans see Brother Grimace's writing style as 'over-the-top' - that is, primarily skewed towards [[melodrama]], generally unrealistic premises and story lines, and that most of his fics are written that way. (In one notable instance, [[Kara Wild]] held an [[Iron Chef]] challenge in which she challenged him to write a 'down-to-earth' fic while she wrote an 'over-the-top' fic. The fics written were [[A Slice Of Pizza]] and [[They Came from Planet Xulfanex]].) While a number of his fics do fit in that mold (most famously [[Another Stupid Daria Internship Fic
== A New Take on Veronica?==
In "The Trouble With Veronica," Brother Grimace developed [[Robert Nowall]]'s original character of [[Veronica]] into a character beyond a mixing of Quinn and Daria's physical, mental and social traits. This character later morphed into her own
In this fic, 'Evie' is an incoming senior at [[Grove Hills]], and one of the most intelligent students ever to study there. (Daria mentions that Veronica's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ IQ] is rated somewhere in the 190's.) Evie has several traits that are unique to her but not unknown in her family: she has a highly-ranked talent for music (like Jake, but Evie is actually a VERY good singer), is a voracious reader (unlike Daria, her tastes are more broad-spectrum), and shows a talent for fashion (like Quinn). She also has the same eye problems as Daria and wears similar glasses, but prefers contact lenses (which she has no problems with) or prescription sunglasses. Unlike her sisters, Evie hasn't shown any interest in dating - yet - and it was the fear of her awakening sexuality that had prompted Helen to try to remove her from Grove Hills and enroll her at [[Lawndale High]]. An upcoming fic shows that Evie was allowed to stay at Grove Hills, where she was awarded a full scholarship and serves as a School Ambassador.
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==Bibliography of Major Works==
Due to sexual themes, violence, and language, his fics tend to lean to 'R-rated'.
===Assorted Works===
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* [[A Path of Roses and Thorns]]
* [[Victory Lane]]
* [[A Slice of Pizza]]
* [[Crusts of Pizza]]
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