A Skeleton In The Family

[Basic intro]

## Characters

* Dr. Georgia Thackery
* Deborah Thackery
* Madison Thackery
* Sid the Skeleton
* Byron (dog)
* Georgia's mother (mentioned only)
* Georgia's father (mentioned only)
* Georgia's father's great-aunt Margaret (mentioned only)
* Georgia's most recent landlord (mentioned only)
* A couple that used to be Georgia's landlord that they still have a swapping-Christmas-cards-relationship with (mentioned only)
* McQuaid instructor who got an offer from a corporate education center and left McQuaid short notice, creating a job opening for Georgia (mentioned only)
* Dr. Hardison Parker, who called Georgia to interview her because they exchanged business cards with Georgia the year before the story takes place
* Mrs. Speed
* Dr. Charles Peyton
* Instructors in the back of the adjunct office who talk loudly (mentioned only)
* Sara Weiss
* Bob Hewitt
* Fletcher Wildman
* Samantha (mentioned only)
* Madison's chemistry teacher (mentioned only)
* Madison's French teacher (mentioned only)
* Ms. Rad (mentioned only)
* A physicist Georgia is acquaintances with (mentioned only)
* A psychologist Georgia once dated and is now acquaintances with (mentioned only)
* The French instructor Georgia's ex-boyfriend psychologist is seeing (mentioned only)
* Kevin Bolk (mentioned only)
* Fletcher's editor for his Mangachusetts piece (mentioned only)
* Fletcher's boss (mentioned only)
* Nikko (mentioned only)
* Liam (mentioned only)
* Chelsea (mentioned only)
* Dr. Jocasta Kirkland
* The computer science grad student Jocasta wanted to meet up with while Georgia was attending Mangachusetts
* Georgia's former boyfriend who was a fan of computer gadgetry (mentioned only)
* Yolanda / Yo
* Dr. Ayers (mentioned only)
* Jean Shannon (mentioned only)
* Georgia's grandmother (mentioned only)
* Fletcher's sister (mentioned only)
* Fletcher's niece and nephews (mentioned only)
* Reggie, Georgia's ex and Madison's father
* Reggie's mistress
* The corpses and skeletons Sid attempted to communicate with at McQuaid University's med school and anthro department (mentioned only)
* Samantha's mother
* Jocasta's deceased husband
* Dr. Donald Kirkland, one of Jocasta's twins
* Dr. Mary Kirkland, one of Jocasta's twins
* Rich Kirkland, Jocasta's youngest son
* Corrina (Corrie) Melville Kirkland, Jocasta's daughter-in-law and Rich's wife and Allen's unfaithful girlfriend
* Allen Reece, who Sid was when he was alive
* Jim Michaels
* Prof. Morgan at JTU
* Archaeologist prof at JTU at Jocasta's memorial service
* JTU's chancellor
* Grubby-looking grad student at Jocasta's memorial service
* Rinda Patterson
* The dude who tried to creep on six-year-old Georgia and got stopped by Sid
* Brownie Mannix (the young one)
* Dana Fenton
* Treasure Hunt / Mr. Fenton
* Brownie (the older one)
* Theta Chi fraternity
* Omicron Theta fraternity
* Ox (JTU student and Theta Chi member)
* Adjunct prof physicist who asked for Deborah's phone number because he needed a locksmith
* Adjunct drama instructor who has a friend at med school at Boston University
* The adjunct drama instructor's friend at BU's med school
* Stat teacher with three taxidermized cats
* The man who broke into Jocasta's office while Sid was there (Michaels)
* The man who assaulted Charles and broke into the adjunct office (Michaels too I think)
* The man who broke into Yo's car thinking it was Georgia's (Michaels)
* Unnamed professor in the field, probably anthropology, that is letting Charles squat in his office for the semester
* Unnamed statistics teacher proclaiming that correlation does not equal causation
* Skeleton P-A-F-60-1573, AKA Patty
* Officer Louis Raymond
* Two unnamed officers that inspected the Thackery House after the break-in
* The two burglars ransacking houses to boost one of their's locksmithing business, but NOT Jocasta or Georgia's houses
* The two burglars' lawyer
* The Possibly-Sids (initially 104 possibles, then 85, then 41, then 35; some eliminated for being two CPAs, two joining the Army, an actuary, a fellow adjunct)
* People Sid copied names accurately: Two Alans, Allan, Allen, Aleyn
* Robert, who had his name misspelled as Rboret
* Fletcher's friend at the *North Ashfield Times*
* The student who sent his essay to the incorrect email address
* Edward Vinton
* Grace Taylor - Georgia's alibi when talking to Edward Vinton
* Allen's family - dead parents and baby sister
* Edward and Allen's RA
* Allen's counselor at Student Services at McQuaid

## Locations, Businesses, and Events

* Pennycross, Massachusetts
* North Ashfield, Massachusetts
* Springfield, Massachusetts
* McQuaid University
* Benson Hall, a building at McQuaid University
* Easton Hall, a building at McQuaid University (holds anthropology department)
* The office in Easton Hall where Charles is squatting, which belongs to a prof currently in the field
* Hamburger Haven, located at McQuaid University
* Adjunct office, located in the basement of the McQuaid University student center
* Thackery House
* Wray's
* Arturo's
* Pennycross High School
* Joshua Tay University (JTU)
* *Pennycross Gazette*
* Mangachusetts, an event held on McQuaid University's campus
* Georgia's parents' joint office, located at McQuaid University
* Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament, held at Wray's
* Chicago, Illinois (mentioned only)
* Popular Culture Association conference, which Georgia attends (mentioned only)
* Unnamed grocery store that Georgia frequents (mentioned only)
* Unnamed craft store that Georgia gets Sid's costume supplies from (mentioned only)
* Interrobang Studios (mentioned only)
* Campus Deli, McQuaid's campus deli counter
* Aquarius Drive-In
* Pennycross Police Department
* Belize (mentioned only)
* Europe (mentioned only)
* Dr. Jocasta Kirkland's house
* McDonald's near Jocasta's house
* Crime Stoppers
* New York City, New York (mentioned only)
* Japser's, a diner just outside McQuaid's front entrance
* The Italian place Georgia and Fletcher go on a date at
* Fenton's Family Festival
* Westfield, Massachusetts
* Granville, likely Massachusetts
* Great Barrington, likely Massachusetts
* Brimfield, likely Massachusetts
* McQuaid Coffee Corner
* Boston University
* JTU's Turner Science Building
* Convenience store down the street where Madison stayed when she though the burglar was in the house
* Fort Knox
* Wannamaker Lane
* ABC Locks and Security
* North Ashfield Public Library
* *North Ashfield Times*
* Boston, Massachusetts

## Real World References

* U-Haul
* X-Men comics
* Santa Claus (mentioned only)
* Easter Bunny (mentioned only)
* Tooth Fairy (mentioned only)
* VISA cards
* Hamburger Haven
* Studio Ghibli
* *My Neighbor Totoro* and Totoro
* *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas*
* *The Crucible*
* Goku
* Naruto
* YouTube
* *Harry Potter* series
* *Nightmare Before Christmas* and Jack Skellington
* The *Toy Story* trilogy
* DVDs and Blu-ray technology
* Yu-Gi-Oh!
* *The Sound of Music*
* *Guys and Dolls*
* Wolverine from the X-Men
* Emma Frost from the X-Men
* Shinigami, or Lord Death, from *Soul Eater* and his Direct Noggin Shinigami Chop
* Bambi eyes, in reference to *Bambi*
* Hallmark cards
* Halloween
* Pokémon
* My Little Pony
* My Little Ponyta, a Pokémon/My Little Pony crossover character
* Disney (location, likely Disney World)
* Interrobang Studios
* Kevin Bolk
* *Ensign Sue Must Die* by Kevin Bolk
* *Star Trek*
* Ursula K. Le Guin
* Robert Heinlein
* *Sailor Moon*
* *Speed Racer*
* M&Ms
* Diet Coke
* Angry Birds
* AAA memberships
* Tumblr
* Eminent Scholar
* Google
* GIFs, specifically Harry Potter GIFs
* *CSI* (TV Show)
* *Law & Order* (TV Show)
* Charles Manson
* Parkman-Webster case
* *The Big Bang Theory* (TV show)
* Mrs. Robinson (character)
* Rolex
* Robert Louis Stevenson
* *Treasure Island*
* *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde*
* George Romero
* Wes Craven
* Facebook
* Twitter
* Oktoberfest
* Red Sox
* "Octopus' Garden" by The Beatles
* Scooby-Doo
* *The Walking Dead*
* Greek Life
* Theta Chi fraternity
* Omicron Theta fraternity
* Hello Kitty
* Minecraft
* Band-Aids (brand name)
* Donald O'Connor
* "Dem Bones" song
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* Super Soaker squirt gun
* Hound of Baskervilles
* *Harvey* (film)
* Monty Python
* Marx Brothers
* *Gravity Falls*
* Jiminy Cricket
* Facebook
* LinkedIn
* *The Night Is My Enemy*
* Norman Rockwell
* *The Addams Family*
* *Hamlet* and Yorick