the first line of yer novel

Watching the abbey burn James, now fromer Novice of the chapter, pondered how things had developed from pure to joy to this rather catastrophic end.

The reluctant pages of the tome could not turn unless crisped-off like the flakes of an over-anticipated baklava.

If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

~ Oscar Wilde

@rookie54 said
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

~ Oscar Wilde

The glare of the flashlight obscured his view but he did get a fleeting glimpse of what looked like a bloodied sword.

The voyage had begun with such expectation, till the chocolate had run out it had exceeded all hopes, but as we shared that last box; that's when I felt the mood change.

@yo-its-me
The senator walked down the street ripping off clothes, after he took acid and went to the senate building naked and screaming the colors are attacking.

suspicious and paranoid of the nsa's ability to eavesdrop on any casual conversation, i screamed loudly at the drive-thru clown speaker, "NO CHEESE!"

Taking yet another deep breath with the pen in my hand hovering threateningly over the “box which must be crossed”, I exhaled slowly. This was it then, the moment I’d been waiting for all week, lotto day.

The president stood, pompously, in front of his assembled cabinet and said, not in muted terms, "You're all fired".

friday the 13th, in the year 2020
this is a day
much like yesterday
but the day is only today

It was sad to see him leave the clan even though he was grinning ear to ear.

The body of a young woman was found drawn and quartered with a Krugerrand stuffed in her mouth.

@rookie54 said
friday the 13th, in the year 2020
this is a day
much like yesterday
but the day is only today

You'll be so happy to hear I got through the day with nothing bad happening! 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said
You'll be so happy to hear I got through the day with nothing bad happening! 😉

-VR

that is until........
just continuing your first line
....I was drugged and castrated

I regretted my decision immediately because looking in the mirror, I realized they looked just like my Aunts.