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Caterpillar Girl

Active: 2006-04-10 → 2012-06-04 • 🏆 #297 in Career Reads • 💬 #209 in Reviews • ✍️ #362 in Total Words (of 5,693 authors) • FictionMania Author Page (#3332)
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Total Career Reads
309,438
Avg 8,596 reads / story (36/36 tracked)
Reads Velocity (3w / 2m)
+944 / 3w
Est. +2,703 reads in last 2 months
Reader Reviews
286
1 review per 1,082 reads • Last: 11/22/25
Stories & Series
36
1 multi-part series
Total Word Count
256,282
≈ 3.2 full-length novels
🏆 Top 10 Most-Read Stories by Caterpillar Girl
Signature Themes — Categories & Keywords (Click any tag to filter stories)
Magical Transformations 32Body Swap 18Age Regression 11Age Progression 6Deals, Bets or Dares 3Stuck 3Workplace Situations 3Crime Punishment 2SciFi 2Voluntary 2Bizarre Body Modifications 1Caught with Consequences 1
Diapers or Little Girls 4Maids or French Maids 4Heterosexual 2Cheerleader 1
Multi-Part Series & Reader Retention (1 series)
Why Your Wife Always Knows Best 3 parts 62% P1→P3 retention
25,764 reads 27 reviews 19,268 words
🔔 0 stories received reviews after your last visit ( )

Complete Story Catalog (36)

Added ↕ Story Title & Summary ↕ Old → New Name Rating / Age Words ↕ Total Reads ↕ Reads (3w) ↕ Reads (2m) ↕ Reviews ↕ Last Review ↕
2012-06-04
Perception and Reality
When Tony Thorne's company invents a machine capable of completely changing a person's appearance, he finds him unable to resist using it to live out his fantasy of being his own secretary.
Tony Thorne → Veronica Potts
+Ned Dumont, Elizabeth Tallchief, Lynn …
R Yes
Adult 26-55
15,724
14,349
2.72/day • ~57 / 3w
57 163 14 2025-11-22
2011-12-19
The Inheritance
A husband and wife inherit a magic wand. After some initial skepticism, the couple engages in role-playing that changes their relationship.
Eddie Hutton → Maria/Ann Smith
+Francesca, Ann Smith, Nora Charles, Ni…
R Yes
Adult 26-55
7,747
20,352
3.74/day • ~79 / 3w
79 225 13 2022-05-30
2011-08-01
The Flower Girl
When a bride needs a flower girl for her wedding, she makes an odd request.
Eddie → Heather
+Francesca, Anna, Tom, Tricia
G Yes
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
7,499
13,148
2.36/day • ~50 / 3w
50 142 12 2023-05-12
2010-02-15
As Others See Fit
After being inconsiderate to his pregnant sister, her friend's and husband resolve to teach George a lesson.
George → Georgie
+Cheryl, Van, Morris, Kimberly, Sarah
G Yes
Adult 26-55 to Senior Citizen-AP
9,738
4,825
0.79/day • ~17 / 3w
17 47 3 2019-01-03
2009-08-23
Baby I Can Drive My Car
Jealous of the attention female racecar drivers get, former driver Jim Dorn is willing to go to extremes to get similar marketing potential.
Jim → Laura
+Laura, Jerry, Roger
G Yes
Adult to College Age-AR
6,140
4,844
0.77/day • ~16 / 3w
16 46 4 2009-08-31
2009-08-21
Part Time Girl
Dr. Glen Wood is excited that has he has discovered the ability to alter how one is perceived visually in an ancient text. However, when his daughter discovers it too, Glen finds the danger involved.
Glen → Glenda
+Silver Man, Angela, Carol
G Yes
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
8,419
6,025
0.96/day • ~20 / 3w
20 58 3 2010-11-24
2009-08-19
Ill-Starred
With a potion devised by his grandmother in his hand, Mark makes a proposition to a has-been actor. Once his proposition is accepted, Mark finds the dark side of Hollywood he had forgotten about.
Tom → Lily
+Mark, Chris, Carl Griffith
G Yes
Adult to College Age-AR
5,723
3,002
0.48/day • ~10 / 3w
10 29 2 2009-08-20
2008-10-28
A Simple Twist of Fate
Heather forces her husband to spend three days in her body. After he settles into her routines at work, something rises up and throws their lives into the balance.
Dave → Heather
+Heather, Lisa
G Yes
Adult 26-55
6,901
9,797
1.49/day • ~31 / 3w
31 89 5 2024-03-23
2008-07-22
The Department of Magical Violations
After being turned into a girl by Andrea Dworkin's monster, Kevin ventures into the dangerous bureaucracy to regain his manhood.
Kevin → Keri
+Liz, Gender Wizard, James
G Yes
College Age 19-26
5,181
2,548
0.38/day • ~8 / 3w
8 23 7 2024-03-23
2008-01-22
It Isn't Easy Being the Grandchild of a Senile Witch
Nick and Amanda are typical bickering siblings with an unusual grandmother. After being transformed by their grandmother, Nick and Amanda struggle to preserve their personal lives.
Nick → Amanda
+Amanda, Natalie, Grandma, Stacy
R Yes
Teenager 13-18
4,242
5,289
0.77/day • ~16 / 3w
16 46 2 2008-01-30
2007-09-09
Corrective Measures
While staying at his aunt's home, Bobby swaps bodies with his aunt.
Bobby → Kelly
+Kelly, Hank, The Old Woman
R Yes
Teen to Adult-AP
3,688
10,462
1.5/day • ~31 / 3w
31 90 7 2007-12-19
2007-07-05
Sisterly Surprise
Lauren and Anna decide to transform Lauren's brother, Eric, into a woman. Shortly after Eric is transformed into a woman, their plan falls apart.
Eric → Erica
+Lauren, Anna
R Yes
Teen to College Age-Ap
3,906
8,229
1.17/day • ~24 / 3w
24 70 10 2023-05-12
2007-06-26
A Night at the Grand Hotel
Two friends check into a city hotel and find out that fine print is important.
Brian → Bianca
+Margaret, Joe, Jodi
R Yes
Adult 26-55
3,403
4,747
0.67/day • ~14 / 3w
14 40 7 2007-07-07
2007-06-10
Secrets
Bobby acquires the power to transform his body after obtaining an amulet. He quickly finds that he is addicted to turning himself into a woman because of his often self-suppressed transformation fetish. After initially keeping the amulet's power a secret from his girlfriend, he wonders if he should tell her.
Bobby → Ginger
+Amy, Loretta, Robert
R Yes
College Age 19-26
7,227
9,836
1.39/day • ~29 / 3w
29 83 9 2022-07-02
2007-02-12
Self Perception
After his sister unwittingly uses a spell book to turn him into a woman, Joe is given 24 hours to reach the only man who can help him before he forgets that he was once a man. To find this man, Joe must venture deep into the imposing Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey.
Joe → Josephine
+Desiree, the Jersey Devil, Edward, Eli…
R Yes
College Age 19-26
6,664
4,858
0.67/day • ~14 / 3w
14 40 8 2007-03-02
2007-01-15
Always at the Most Inopportune Moments
A spell is cast that results in a mother and son randomly swapping bodies with each other until they each answer a question.
Ray → Tina
+Tina, Stacy, Jen, Frank
R Yes
Teen to Adult-AP
6,355
7,311
1.01/day • ~21 / 3w
21 61 8 2013-07-18
2006-09-13
A Different Life
Bill, a repairman, suddenly finds himself in the body of a young woman, Jess, who was trapped in a loveless marriage. The new Jess is forced to cope with her new situation while things that are beyond her control threaten to ruin her life.
Bill → Jess
+Rick, Phil, Larry, Rose
R Yes
Adult 26-55
20,716
7,226
0.98/day • ~21 / 3w
21 59 5 2006-12-22
2006-09-04
Be Careful Who You Prank
In order to play a trick on their spouses, Joe and Amanda swap bodies. However, Joe finds that the joke might be on him.
Joe → Amanda
+Ben, Lisa
R Yes
Adult 26-55
6,179
11,646
1.58/day • ~33 / 3w
33 95 8 2024-10-08
2006-08-31
Christine's Night Out.
Chris has a little fun with Kristi, his girlfriend, after he finds a magical object that lets them change each other's appearances. However, things quickly go awry after Brian, Kristi's brother, swipes the object and leaves Chris stuck in a female body. Brian, unknowingly, offers Chris a way out, but Chris must accept Brian's terms.
Chris → Christine
+Kristi, Brian
R Yes
Teenager 13-18
6,642
7,097
0.96/day • ~20 / 3w
20 58 6 2025-09-02
2006-08-28
The Ruined Maid
Don, a middle-aged man, makes a deal with Susan, his distant wife. After he fulfills his part of the deal, Susan gives Don what he bartered for. However, Don quickly finds that he may have gotten more than he thought he bargained for.
Don → Donna, Inga
+Susan, Louis
R Yes
Adult 26-55
8,161
9,607
1.3/day • ~27 / 3w
27 78 10 2024-10-08
2006-08-18
A Different Way to Spend a Weekend: C3
Kelly bemoans the absenteeism of her children's father until an old friend proposes a solution to her problem.
Steve → Stephanie
+Karen, Courtney, Kelly, Danielle
G Yes
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
7,580
4,225
0.57/day • ~12 / 3w
12 34 7 2006-09-09
2006-08-02
In My Mother's Shoes
A mother swaps bodies with her teenage son, and both end up with more than they bargained for.
Mike → Lisa
+Wes
R Yes
Teen to Adult-AP
11,078
19,087
2.58/day • ~54 / 3w
54 155 7 2023-06-07
2006-07-21
"You live in this, and dwell in lover's eyes."
Through a drunken mistake on Halloween, a man finds himself trapped in a woman's body. He tries to live a respectable life, but necessity and affection draw him into conflicting love affairs.
Rob → Katie
+George, Dan
R Yes
Adult 26-55
17,877
3,670
0.5/day • ~10 / 3w
10 30 2 2006-07-30
2006-07-10
The Heart Holds No Reason
Dan and his best friend Kelly find a coin capable of transforming their own appearances, as well as the appearances of others. After a pining Kelly bets Dan that he couldn't cut it as a woman, they agree that the winner will have total command over the loser's appearance for a month. Kelly's belief that her victory, and her hard sought acquisition of Dan's love, is assured is shattered when Dan quickly finds himself drawn into a relationship with Tricia, a woman he had long desired, but who had long rejected him as a man. After Kelly turns Dan back into a man, he is forced to deal with the division that now rests between him and Tricia.
Dan → Danielle
+Kelly, Tricia, Steve
R Yes
Adult 26-55
7,303
3,797
0.51/day • ~11 / 3w
11 31 9 2011-12-24
2006-07-07
In Body and Mind
After inexplicably waking up in his daughter's body, Earl finds himself forced to live her life. While the change seems incomprehensible at first, Earl begins to suspect that his daughter had a role in it after she appears to take to his life too easily. Nevertheless, he strives to improve her life and finds himself drawn deeper into it, and he is forced to consider whether he wants his old life back after he uncovers the means to return to his old body. (Warning, this story is written largely through a literary technique known as stream of consciousness. Avoid, if this writing style aggravates you.)
Earl → Nichole
+Jessica
R Yes
Adult to Teen-AR
6,442
12,749
1.72/day • ~36 / 3w
36 103 16 2018-11-30
2006-06-25
Hey Little Sister
Jim is offered 500 dollars by his sister Julie to swap bodies with her and pass her road test. After the test is over, the attempt to swap back falters, and the two are stuck living each other's lives until they can figure out what went wrong.
Jim → Julie
+Billy
G Yes
Adult to Teen-AR
5,186
10,842
1.46/day • ~31 / 3w
31 87 8 2018-10-20
2006-06-17
For Your Pleasure
A man, Tom, is granted the power to control his devious friend's mind and appearance after helping to foil the mugging of an old wizard.
Roger → Heidi
+Tom
X Yes
Adult 26-55
3,663
10,520
1.41/day • ~30 / 3w
30 85 13 2009-08-21
2006-06-06
The Malfunctions of Life
Martin, an engineer and his assistant, Linda, accidentally swap bodies when the machine their working on malfunctions. How will Martin adapt to a downgraded position, and can he fix the problem?
Martin Parker → Linda
+Tony
G Yes
Adult 26-55
4,242
6,508
0.87/day • ~18 / 3w
18 52 6 2006-07-22
2006-06-04
Mother of Myself
After a punishment goes awry a mother, Karen, and a son, Steve, are trapped in each others bodies until they can locate the lost reversal ring.
Steve → Karen
+Reggie Sasha
G Yes
Pre-Teen to Adult-AP
4,051
9,463
1.27/day • ~27 / 3w
27 76 11 2021-12-07
2006-05-18
Beth
In her desperate desire for power Beth steals her husband's body. Beth uses her new position as vice president to advance her position, while her husband Mark must deal with his new life.
Mark → Beth
+Michael
R Yes
Adult 26-55
4,296
8,094
1.08/day • ~23 / 3w
23 65 6 2023-05-12
2006-05-12
The Long Travels to Home
Carly, in response to her older brother's constant torture, takes her revenge by seizing his body, and makes him walk life in her shoes.
Oscar → Carly
+Lori
G Yes
Teen to Pre-Teen-AR
6,108
10,469
1.4/day • ~29 / 3w
29 84 8 2022-07-01
2006-05-02
Why Your Wife Always Knows Best: A New Reason for Magic. Why Your Wife Always Knows Best #3
With her sex life on the decline, Sarah turns to magic to liven it up.
Jim → Lola
+Sarah, Randy
R Yes
Adult to College Age-AR
3,354
6,103
0.81/day • ~17 / 3w
17 49 3 2006-09-13
2006-04-27
The Reflecting Waters
Dave and his new fiancée Kim move into an old apartment, and find that its bathwater doesn't just clean them, it can change them if they want it to.
Dave → Kim
R Yes
College Age 19-26
3,836
7,564
1.01/day • ~21 / 3w
21 61 15 2020-07-24
2006-04-24
A Maid Man
Steven unwittingly purchases a wishing ring, and periodically switches places with his new maid Charlotte, until he abuses their agreement.
Steven → Charlotte
R Yes
Adult to College Age-AR
5,097
11,488
1.53/day • ~32 / 3w
32 92 8 2015-06-19
2006-04-14
Why Your Wife Always Knows Best Part Two Why Your Wife Always Knows Best #2
A man disobeys his wife, a witch, and is punished through a series of transformations.
Jim → Sarah, Maria, Lisa, Laura, Jen
+Sarah, Jen
R Yes
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
8,801
9,845
1.31/day • ~28 / 3w
28 79 13 2022-06-30
2006-04-10
Why Your Wife Always Knows Best Why Your Wife Always Knows Best #1
Jim breaks a vow to his wife, a witch and enters a room in the house he promised her he would never enter. He finds three magical objects, that each grant wishes, that he also finds to be curses. Through his own curiosity he accidentally becomes three different girls through the use of the objects. Why he thinks he'll get away with what he's doing, he may not be as clever as he thinks he is.
Jim → Jamie, Anna, Jen
+Sarah, Jen
R WIP
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
7,113
9,816
1.31/day • ~27 / 3w
27 78 11 2023-04-10