Dave Hines (not to be confused with David Hines, who wrote the MiSTings of "Enterprized" and other works), concentrates on Ratliff MiSTings, but has been known to branch out of this genre from time to time.
Currently, Dave is taking a break from active MiSTings to focus on his
Marrissa-verse fan-fiction work. But who knows when he'll return to his
first love?
"NEED CASH FAST? Play this WIN-WIN game! You CAN'T LOSE!":
This was my first MiSTing, and it was yet another get rich quick scam inflicted upon the readers of the newsgroups having to do with the card games Magic: The Gathering and Decipher's Star Trek: Customizable Card Game, as well as being on a few of the video game subs. The premise is to send out five one dollar bills to people on a list, put yourself on said list, and inflict the letter on as many newsgroups as you can. Mike, Tom and Crow deflect this sadism with, of course, riffs. Referenced are Star Trek, The Prisoner, Sesame Street, and, to my knowledge the first MiSTing to include a "Paddle-to-the-Sea" reference. ("Paddle-to-the-Sea"is a movie that was constantly shown in my elementary schools whenever there was a substitute teacher. The plot involves a young boy who is too poor and/or stupid to go to the ocean on his own, so he makes a wooden Native-American in a canoe figurine, and puts that on a snowbank, and eventually, Paddle-to-the-Sea makes it to the Atlantic. This film would be perfect MST fodder).
RAVE REVIEWS:
"I love this! You really did a good job with the characters; I could hear the voices as I read the words." - Evelyn D.
"...of all the MSTings that have been made of this text file that I've read, I thought yours was the funniest!" - Jarek
[ERA: MOVIE]
Generations 2: Generations Ahead :
For some reason, Anne-Lise Pasch has decided that Stephen Ratliff is to admired and emulated, so she's written a story in his Marrissa "continuity". In defense of you, MiSTie, I took it upon myself to defend literary taste in general. In this outing, the story from the movie Generations is continued as the Endeavour (captained by Marrissa) and the Enterprise (captained by Riker) are assigned to go study the Nexus, but as is usual for Marrissa, end up destroying (and destorying) it. It is revealed in this outing that Marrissa is an anti-Romulan bigot, and that she now somehow outranks Riker. Ratliff later used this story for a prequel to his work, "A Royal Wedding".
This work won two Silver Cambots for being nominated for Worst Fanfic of 1997 and Worst Scientific Explanation/Technobabble (The pseudo-magical powers of the Nexus) in 1997.
[ERA: MOVIE]
Dear Isabella IV/Exposing the Darkness at Point Loma Nazarene College:
First off, we have another Ratliff short short as Clara Sutter once again talks to the voices in her head. Clara relates how she first met Marrissa, Jay and Alexander and started down the path of universal domination via a SuperSoaker (tm) commercial. Then, an individual only known as TRUTH decides to start throwing accusations, rumors and libel around about my alma mater, Point Loma Nazarene College, all in the name of Christ. This is accompanied by Scriptural and logical holes big enough to drive trucks through.
This MiSTing won a Silver Cambot for being nominated as Best MiSTing of 1997, and another Silver Cambot for being nominated as Best Riffing in a MiSTing in 1997, and won the Balsa Waffle for Worst Non-Fictional Fiction in 1997. Congratulations, TRUTH!
[ERA: CHASE (Earth 2525)]
Dear Isabella II/The Only Constant:
Here is my first pure Ratliff MiSTing as Clara again wanders down the merry trail of schizophrenia, telling the voices in her head about how Marrissa can't express her grief over the deaths of her parents. Of course MiSTies everywhere know that she has no grief in anything that gets her more power. In our main story, Ratliff tries desperately to integrate his "peaceful universe under Marrissa" story line with DS9's galaxy wide war story line. Chelsea Clinton is brought into the future, to eventually marry Wesley (a fate even she doesn't deserve), and it all ends in the most horrific thing Ratliff has ever written. Prepare to feel dirty after this one.
This fanfic was awarded the 1997 Balsa Waffle for Worst ScientificExplanation/Technobabble for bringing Chelsea Clinton into the Star Trek future.
[ERA: CHASE (Camping Planet)]
Does Anyone Have Any Info:
(aka Moschkowitz Syndrome Spam)
This is a short MiSTing, deriving from one person's attempt to spam the Dibs List, and my being up too long when I saw it.
[ERA: CHASE (Indeterminate)]
A Royal Mess, Part II :
The cursed Ratliff story that defied all attempts to complete its MiSTing. Marrissa learns she's royalty and strawberry juice filled mayhem ensues. First, a goofy investigation into a bombing turns into a 6th grade science project, while a sadistic little "drill" kills half the crew. Then, Marrissa meets the Queen, and learns that they're cousins! After that, Marrissa heads off to get deliberately captured, knowing that the Federation's enemies never, ever search footwear. Next, a goofy battle is interrupted by the Pope! Then everyone gets umpty-billion titles! Finally, our frolicsome teens start taking bets on Riker's sex life.
(Additional Authors: Mighty Jack
,Joseph Nebus, Matthew Blackwell, Tom Salyers [Dave Hines and Mighty
Jack ed.])
ERA DESCRIPTIONS:
(Courtesy of Web Site Number 9)
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