Evil Editor's Blog, page 316

BREAKUP SCENE 3

Each night, I knock on the inside of the back door to summon Zipper, my Greyhound, for his last exercise. Tonight, my porch door knocked back. To be precise, the door didn't knock but my friend Aaron knocked. He lay in a crumpled mess on the threshold. Zipper sniffed him "en passant" and ran into the yard.

"Even the dog hates me," Aaron moaned. He looked drunk. He smelled drunk. In fact, he smelled fallen down drunk and puked and shat and peed and out-and-out blotto.

"You're crapulent! How dare...

BREAKUP SCENE 2

Mona let her fork drop. "This omelette tastes like poop."

Moritz clucked. "Don't say 'poop', say 'shit.' You sound like a three year old. Say 'shit' like an adult."

"What's so grown-up about using bad words?"

"See? See? You can't even use a word like 'adult.' You say 'grown-up.' That's such a juvenile word!"

"You were the one that said I was 'ignoring my inner kid'."

"'Denying your inner child', I said, and I was talking about your inhibitions!"

"I'm not putting the diaper on. No way, I told you to...

BREAKUP SCENE 1

Pasted below is scene for your consideration. Feedback, please. I've had praise out the yazoo.

Siri leaned back in her chair, expression triumphant.

Ivo offered me his arm. "I'm afraid you'll have to put up with me, Fräulein Stader."

In front of the orchestra, couples spun to the music, shoes squeaking on the polished floor. The photographer pressed a fresh bulb into his reflector and motioned for us to begin.

Ivo took my hand in his and encircled my waist in his arm. I fought down a sob. This wo...

Saturday Film Series

Face-Lift 788

Guess the Plot

Joshua and the Fantastic Forest

1. After the Dreary Desert, the Crappy City and the Pathetic Polar Region, things are finally looking up for ten-year-old Joshua.

2. Eleven-year-old Joshua lives in the desert, not a tree in sight. But across the river is something he has only heard of, a forest. It's the answer to his prayers, plenty of wood for arrows, bows and even battering rams. But Moloch, god of fire, has his own plans for that wood. In a clash between the fire god and a ha...

Book Chat

I forgot to schedule a date for the June chat. I got the impression Saturday was better for most of the regulars, so how about Saturday, July 3, 10 AM eastern? That being a holiday weekend in the US, I can make it earlier or later if there's a day and time convenient to all.





By the way, I always choose a book I haven't read for the chats, so I can't schedule the book I just finished, but if it were one of our chat books, it would be among my favorites. It's Juliet, Naked, by Nick Hornby (autho...

Cartoon 672

Caption: Mother (Re)produces

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New Beginning 762

August 25th Hey everyone and happy first day of school. Hot Pink Party girl has had one busy summer. Do you realize how many guys are willing to get to second base while completely loaded? Yeah, pretty much all of them. Okay, so one turned me down and I had to listen to him yap and quote biblical scripture for twenty tortuous minutes. If that doesn't put out your fire, I don't know what does. My summer total was over thirty guys and let me tell you I've seen more little firemen (some...

Cartoon 671

Caption: Anon.

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Writing Exercise

Write a breakup scene. Or, if you can't be bothered, submit a breakup scene from your work in progress. If it's from your WIP and you want the minions to provide feedback, say so. Otherwise we'll assume you just want the usual praise.

300 words max.
Deadline: Sunday, 10 AM eastern.