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===Experimentation===
Though known primarily as an [[angst]] writer, TAG's work runs the gamut of moods and styles, from broad comedy ("[[The Thong Remains the Same]]") to [[science-fiction]] adventure ("[[Drive (TAG story)|Drive]]") to [[songfic]] ("[[The Ballad of Stacy Rowe]]") to [[fantasy]] ("[[Scarlett (story)|Scarlett]]") to almost everything in between. He has written stories in past tense and present tense, first person and third person, [[ficlet]]s and [[novel]]s, [[scriptfic]]s and lyrics, and stories with pictures (HTML) and stories without (HTM). The HTM versions of his stories often have unusual and colorful type fonts embedded within the headers or used as decoration, though not all computers have such fonts downloaded to them. (He uses free fonts only, however, so these fonts can be picked out to view the stories to better effect.) Stories on [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics his website] are often updated, corrected, or modified to include new features or information.
===Hard sci-fi===
Hard [[science fiction]] is a recurring genre, producing fanfics like "[[Drive]]". It even pops up in fanfics where another writer might not include it, such as spy dramas ("[[Prayers of a SAINT]]" and "[[Invisible Planet]]") and more surreal stories like "[[Outcasts from Beyond]]", a [[superhero]] crossover that pays attention to real physical damage that would be caused by the characters and ordinance fired at them.
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[[Image:Dariatalks.gif|frame|right|'''Daria Morgendorffer''' reflects on TAG's reputation ([http://www.theangstguy.com/sounds/mutants.wav click here])]]
===Tested to Destruction (or Angst Overdose)===
He has cheerfully admitted to his tendency to put characters through the angst wringer: in an interview (see below), he recounted how he's been intrigued by suffering for a long time, how some people survive and others don't, and what happens to people and their morality in extreme stress. This also leads to a habit of taking "[a] character's primary strengths, some essential part of the character's identity in the "Daria" show, then destroy that element in as brutal a manner as possible, to find out how the character copes with the disaster and see if the character grows beyond it". Fic after fic will push characters to their limits or beyond.
Even TAG will admit, sometimes, that he overdoes it with the angst writing, and he has received requests to drop the angst for a while and try comedies even from other Angst Lords. He is a little slow to get the message, but once in a while he makes the effort. TAG's focus on angst writing has created a degree of controversy in the fandom, coming from those who are getting rather tired of it.
Nonetheless, he will pop out with a new angst thinger now and then, such as the [[Daylight]] shared-world scenario, which made him very happy.
===September 11===
His first fanfic, in April 2002, was "[[Nine-Eleven and Counting]]": Daria and Quinn are emotionally devastated when the latter gets too close to the events of September 11, 2001. The terrorist attack has cropped up in other fanfics as well, a turning point in history each time and sometimes as a ominous thing looming over the background: the POV character in "[[A Hard Days' Night]]" ensures there won't be a nuclear war starting in that month, but is left worried about ''what'' is going to happen that would've provoked it.
===The Angst Guy as a Character===
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