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Effective immediately, we’ve now got three themed areas for people to play in: OtherSpace: The classic original-theme space opera universe that got its start in June 1998. Be a crystalline jellyfish, a lizard with a Napoleon complex, or a standard-issue human with daddy issues. Chiaroscuro: Delve into the walled city-state of Fastheld, where nobles and…
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I’ve been waiting to become an overnight sensation for more than 30 years. When I was still in high school, working in the tunnels beneath Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, I filled stockroom logs with strange stories that amused most of my co-workers but left supervisors baffled. As a reporter at The St. Petersburg Times,…
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Here’s a quick glimpse at just how much has happened since OtherSpace opened in 1998: I’ve had two dogs and four cats. Down to none now, but I’ve traded up to a toddler. I’ve had two cars. I’ve lived in five apartments, three houses, and a cabin in the woods. I’ve lived in Florida, the Pacific…
Here’s a quick recap of what was going on in the world in 1998, when we launched OtherSpace and embarked on the adventure of JointheSAGA.com: Google founded in Menlo Park, California. Voyager 1 overtook Pioneer 10 as farthest-traveled craft. First components of the International Space Station delivered to orbit. Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Titanic won…
