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Pretzelgirl

Active: 1999-01-31 → 2009-08-23 • 🏆 #243 in Career Reads • 💬 #139 in Reviews • ✍️ #609 in Total Words (of 5,693 authors) • FictionMania Author Page (#1252)
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Total Career Reads
352,310
Avg 8,808 reads / story (40/40 tracked)
Reads Velocity (3w / 2m)
+804 / 3w
Est. +2,298 reads in last 2 months
Reader Reviews
394
1 review per 894 reads • Last: 08/06/25
Stories & Series
40
0 multi-part series
Total Word Count
148,234
≈ 1.9 full-length novels
🏆 Top 10 Most-Read Stories by Pretzelgirl
Signature Themes — Categories & Keywords (Click any tag to filter stories)
Magical Transformations 10Misc / Non-TG Stories 10Drabbles, Poetry 9Body Swap 8Crossdressing / TV 8Humor 7Age Regression 6SciFi 5Bill Hart's Spells R Us Universe 4Morpheus' The Great Shift 4Stuck 4Mind Altered, Hypnosis, Brainwashed 3
Autobiographical 3Diapers or Little Girls 2Cheerleader 1School Girl 1
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Complete Story Catalog (40)

Added ↕ Story Title & Summary ↕ Old → New Name Rating / Age Words ↕ Total Reads ↕ Reads (3w) ↕ Reads (2m) ↕ Reviews ↕ Last Review ↕
2009-08-23
Songs in the Key of TG
Submitted for your approval -- fourteen song re-write parodies about who we are and why we wear what we wear! Enjoy (and please leave a comment!)
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Not Applicable
3,652
6,982
1.11/day • ~23 / 3w
23 67 9 2015-12-30
2009-08-20
Pretzelgirl Sings the Blues
Fire up itunes and sing along to these fourteen re-writes of popular songs that express that uniquely "blue" condition only the TG can ever truly know (and appreciate) ... enjoy, and please leave a comment!
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Not Applicable
3,720
6,094
0.97/day • ~20 / 3w
20 58 6 2009-09-02
2008-10-30
Secret Origins of the Wizard: Sympathy for the Wizard
Every adult was once a child, Every master was once an apprentice, And every story precedes another ... What if The Wizard came from a place before time and space itself? And what if he had a pivotal choice to make, leaving the fate of the young cosmos in his hands? Join us as we explore an alternate history of Spells-R-Us.
John → Jessica
+Zaphrael, Tommy, Darnell, Turok, Satan…
G Yes
Teenager 13-18
6,593
1,740
0.26/day • ~6 / 3w
6 16 6 2013-10-01
2008-10-29
Secret Origins of the Wizard: My Antediluvian Baby
Every adult was once a child, Every master was once an apprentice, And every story precedes another ... What if The Wizard had a history stretching back to the ancient, lost continent of Atlantis? And what if he was the key to a secret cabal seeking to control the world? Join us as we explore an alternate history of Spells-R-Us.
n/a → n/a
+The Wizard, The Elder, Fila, Danni
G Yes
Adult 26-55
6,106
1,597
0.24/day • ~5 / 3w
5 15 5 2013-10-01
2008-10-26
Exodus: A Postlude to Genesis
Revealed at long last: the secret, government cover-up that immediately followed the Great Shift. Can a brave team of damage control experts prevent a global disaster from morphing into an even worse catastrophe?
Lazlo Giago → n/a
+Rhonda Phelps, Major Tim Kent, Adam Hi…
G Yes
Adult to Teen-AR
8,089
3,471
0.53/day • ~11 / 3w
11 32 5 2017-05-26
2008-10-25
Prelude to Genesis
Revealed at long last: the hidden history behind the top-secret government experiments that eventually culminated in the catastrophe history calls "The Great Shift."
n/a → n/a
+Zeb Drucker, Scout Drucker, Mildred La…
G Yes
Not Applicable
6,223
2,761
0.42/day • ~9 / 3w
9 25 6 2013-10-01
2008-10-09
Tiffany
Once upon a time, I knew a girl named Tiffany. Here's a brief drabble about how she made me feel...
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Adult 26-55
322
1,661
0.25/day • ~5 / 3w
5 15 4 2017-04-23
2008-10-06
Night Games
A cross-dressed man has a bad night and finds solace with a diner waitress. Naturally the two discuss sports...
n/a → n/a
+"The Woman," "The Waitress"
G Yes
Adult 26-55
3,731
2,883
0.44/day • ~9 / 3w
9 26 13 2022-06-03
2008-09-30
Bodywear
In the distant future, on a faraway space station, an alien shapeshifter learns what it means to become human clothing.
Bodywear → Bodywear
+Big Brenda, Gorneesh, Krÿnn
R Yes
Not Applicable
5,505
3,488
0.53/day • ~11 / 3w
11 32 5 2013-09-27
2008-09-23
The Fictionmaniacs
A respectful ode to my favorite fiction website and the incredible community of readers, writers, and volunteers who sustain it.
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Not Applicable
639
1,358
0.21/day • ~4 / 3w
4 12 5 2013-09-25
2008-09-22
Sacrifices
Nothing in life is free. Even magic requires a price to be paid. A miracle-working sorceress helps a small group of clients achieve their goals by making the appropriate sacrifices.
Gera → Gera
+Aaron Bonesteel, Joanne Fabian, Nick R…
G Yes
Adult 26-55
6,781
3,081
0.47/day • ~10 / 3w
10 28 10 2013-09-25
2006-03-04
Raindrops on Roses
"Whenever I'm feeling unhappy, I just try to think of nice things ... Daffodils ... Green meadows ... skies full of stars ..."
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Not Applicable
300
1,731
0.23/day • ~5 / 3w
5 14 7 2013-09-25
2006-03-03
Cockroach
What's worse than being a woman-trapped-in-a-man's-body? Try that AND having a literary critic-in-the-body-of-a-cockroach for a best friend.
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Show Stories 1926-1948
2,803
2,096
0.28/day • ~6 / 3w
6 17 14 2023-05-05
2006-01-15
The Ultraboard
Fanatafiction is the premiere TG-Literature site on the web, and the Ultraboard hosted there serves as a modern day Algonquin Roundtable - a free marketplace of thoughtful ideas, witty observations, and friendly creative discourse. Let's take a look at a discussion thread...
n/a → n/a
G Yes
Not Applicable
10,167
1,747
0.23/day • ~5 / 3w
5 14 8 2013-09-24
2005-12-19
Fairytale of Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas. It may be your last. Next year we may all be living in the past. In a year these words will be forgotten, if the Lord allows. From now on we'll have to muddle through somehow. So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
N/A → N/A
G Yes
Not Applicable
344
1,209
0.16/day • ~3 / 3w
3 10 3 2025-05-01
2003-10-16
Star Trek: Hands of an Angry Goddess
When an Enterprise crewman is caught stealing women's clothes, Captain Kirk angrily disciplines the man. A short time later, an alien artifact gives that same crewman godlike powers... and the opportunity to seek vengeance against Kirk and the Enterprise crew.
Crewman Paul Fischer → The Goddess Fischer
+Many
G Yes
Adult 26-55
7,280
3,829
0.45/day • ~10 / 3w
10 27 27 2016-06-15
2002-09-15
Truth and Fiction
True stories entrance us with a special brand of magic. Don't get me wrong: it's Fictionmania, and we're here for the Fiction in all it's glory. But sometimes a couple of rambling true stories might hold a clue or two about who we are and why we read the things we do.
None → None
G Yes
College Age 19-26
3,422
4,108
0.47/day • ~10 / 3w
10 28 14 2013-09-23
2002-09-14
In Her Shoes
Though I didn't walk the proverbial mile in them, my first few steps in someone-else's-shoes set an important tone for the road ahead of me.
None → None
G Yes
Not Applicable
1,880
4,773
0.54/day • ~11 / 3w
11 32 5 2013-09-23
2002-09-13
And Now a Word From Our Sponsors
Don't touch that dial! Fictionmania will be right back with more great stories … after these important messages.
None → None
G Yes
Not Applicable
2,080
4,419
0.5/day • ~11 / 3w
11 30 17 2013-09-23
2002-06-17
TG's Greatest Hits
Remember the songs you used to listen to when putting on lipstick? Or the music you'd sing along to when choosing just the right skirt? Those songs are all back, in a beautifully mastered collection from Fictionmania. But this album in not available in stores and supplies are limited, so you must act now!Click here to learn more...
None → None
G Yes
Not Applicable
9,144
10,975
1.23/day • ~26 / 3w
26 74 21 2013-09-23
2002-06-07
Sittin' Pretty
When a new, female executive assistant threatens his position at work, a quiet man with quiet habits finds himself pushed to unusual lengths to preserve his job security.
Allan Mendelsohn → None
+Ursula Beckett, Jimmy Hale, Ms. Pear, …
G Yes
Adult 26-55
3,626
12,007
1.35/day • ~28 / 3w
28 81 20 2022-01-15
2002-06-05
Quarterback Queen
It's bad news for the Brookdale Bandits when, just before the big homecoming game, the Great Shift strikes, and their star quarterback gets swapped into the body of a 14-year old girl.
Rick Winters → Jane Griff
+Kristi Carlson, Mr. Ziller, Ms. Dorhou…
G Yes
Teenager 13-18
4,990
19,688
2.21/day • ~46 / 3w
46 132 10 2013-09-23
2002-06-04
Old Timer
An old man's visit to Spells-R-Us brings temporary respite from the pains of age... but no gift lasts forever.
None → Danielle
+Dannie, Collins, Wizard
G Yes
Senior Citizen
1,534
4,403
0.49/day • ~10 / 3w
10 30 15 2022-06-27
2002-06-02
The Man in the Dress
Once upon a magical morning, a man wore his wife's dress to the breakfast table. She did not approve.
Herbert → Helen
G Yes
Adult 26-55
526
5,796
0.65/day • ~14 / 3w
14 39 9 2014-07-18
2002-05-20
Parodies in Pink
Gather around and you shall hearSome doggerel verse; it's no Shakespeare!A couple more poems sans finessetransgendered couplets in crossdress.Please read and enjoy "Parodies in Pink"To get yourself started, just click on this link...
None → None
+Casey, Coach Smith, Becky, Rodger Robe…
G Yes
Not Applicable
3,744
3,969
0.44/day • ~9 / 3w
9 27 10 2013-09-22
2002-05-09
Transvested Verses
Nine famous poems, re-written and dressed in transgendered finery.
None → None
G Yes
Not Applicable
1,411
2,056
0.23/day • ~5 / 3w
5 14 7 2013-09-22
2002-05-06
Four Webmistresses
Four successful webmistresses celebrate their success, reminiscing about their early days starting up TG-Fiction sites. Based on "The Four Yorkshiremen" skit by Monty Python.
None → None
G Yes
Not Applicable
738
3,639
0.41/day • ~9 / 3w
9 24 18 2014-02-11
2002-05-01
The Secret Life of Willie Malter
Willie Malter is more than just a meek, middle-aged, hen-pecked husband. Willie has a secret life his wife never suspected.
Willie Malter → : Contessa Willhelmina Malter, Wendy Malter, Wanda Malter, Colonel Wilma Malter, Willow Malter
+Mrs. Malter
G Yes
Adult 26-55
1,519
3,907
0.44/day • ~9 / 3w
9 26 14 2018-05-26
2002-04-28
Open Sky
After three Air Force pilots return from a top-secret flight, they realize a strange force has begun changing them, erasing the men they had been.
Ed Harrington → Erica
+Carl Forbes, William Gart
G Yes
Adult 26-55
2,608
3,318
0.37/day • ~8 / 3w
8 22 6 2013-09-22
1999-05-28
Happily Ever After
The Idiot's Guide to TG Fiction -- not a story, but rather a series of TG vignettes to illustrate the genre and hopefully shed some light into why we write/read what we do.
John → Mary, Jane
+Mary/John
R Yes
Not Applicable
2,823
44,735
4.46/day • ~94 / 3w
94 268 20 2016-09-12
1999-04-23
Invasion of the Communist Space-Blob
An invader from another world arrives in the spring of 1958 and seeks to prevent World War III by putting someone new and more innocent in charge of Earth's Atomic Warfare programs.
Jack → Cindy
+Jane, Laura
G Yes
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
2,824
4,581
0.46/day • ~10 / 3w
10 27 3 2013-09-21
1999-04-15
The Sailor and the Cursed Djinn
Gather round and hear it said -- a tale of wonders bold, of exotic lands, and magic spells for your pleasure shall be told. Herein you'll find a fateful tale of a sailor whose luck was wan, and a cursed Djinn who caused our friend to unbecome a man ...
The Sailor → The Princess
+The Cursed Djinn
R Yes
Adult 26-55
1,889
3,730
0.37/day • ~8 / 3w
8 22 2 2013-09-21
1999-04-01
The Reluctant Swapper
Three past "bodyswappers" try to help a new victim adjust to his/her new body, only to discover that all isn't at it seems with regards to this swapper's supposed identity.
Gary → Lexie
+Steph, Zoe, Jason
G Yes
College Age 19-26
3,492
20,255
2.01/day • ~42 / 3w
42 121 9 2021-03-15
1999-03-23
How I Got Fat
Hank Bullington had a happy life as a fitness trainer until the Great Shift came along ... and he suddenly found himself in the least likely of bodies.
Hank → Maura
+Carol, Laurel, Judy
G Yes
Adult 26-55
4,196
30,376
3.01/day • ~63 / 3w
63 181 11 2019-04-30
1999-03-22
Dr. Merrick's Appointment on the Barge
When Dr. Charles Merrick is hypnotically regressed to a past reincarnation, he is startled to discover just who he really once was. And the rediscovery of the knowledge about his past life drives him on a quest to change his life in the present.
Charles Merrick → Cleopatra
R Yes
Adult 26-55
5,443
7,869
0.78/day • ~16 / 3w
16 47 3 2013-09-20
1999-03-14
Intelligence Quotient
Using a curious machine built by her boyfriend, Vicky trades "booksmarts" with her younger brother Daniel ... but it's "just for a week," to enable her to score better on her SATs.(note: this story contains, many different age changes)
Daniel → Vicky
+Vicky/Mrs. Malaclypse, Joshua/Daniel, …
G Yes
Teenager 13-18
3,799
35,200
3.49/day • ~73 / 3w
73 209 12 2025-08-06
1999-03-13
The Great Persky's Mysterious Box of Metafictional Magic
David Carlson discovers a mysterious box belonging to an old relative of his. The box purpotedly has the power to "project" a person into a book or short story. But when David tests the box's magic he finds it's not quite what he had expected.
David → None
+Kristi, Bethany
G Yes
Teen to Pre-Teen-AR
3,352
13,792
1.37/day • ~29 / 3w
29 82 9 2013-09-20
1999-03-12
The Retrograde Wish
Jeffery's ex-girlfriend gives him a parting gift -- a magic ring capable of summoning a Djinn who will grant three wishes ... just not HIS three wishes.
Jeffery → Jennifer
+Zoe, Steph, Djinn
R Yes
Teenager 13-18
5,052
27,258
2.7/day • ~57 / 3w
57 162 15 2022-12-18
1999-03-01
Melissa's World
Bob was just an ordinary guy hoping to get lucky with a schoolteacher ... when one of her less popular students sucked him into her fantasy world.
Bob → None
+Melissa, Kate
G Yes
Adult to Pre-Teen-AR
1,990
21,738
2.15/day • ~45 / 3w
45 129 6 2023-10-06
1999-01-31
Karmic Entropy
Jason Roark is a geeky high school nerd, until popular cheerleader Stephanie Garrison wishes she had his brain. Now only the help of gothic witch girl and her strange chaos religion can possibly restore their original personalities. Or can it?
Jason → Zoe
+Zoe/Stephanie, Stephanie/Jason, Kristi
G Yes
Teenager 13-18
3,897
13,990
1.38/day • ~29 / 3w
29 83 5 2014-08-09