Evil Editor's Blog, page 348

New Beginning 740

At 8:34 AM, Eastern Standard Time, Mother entered the clinic, shivering in the cold. It was the seventeenth of January, 1994.

At 11:00 AM, one of her friends picked her up and drove her home, where she told her mother she was sick and didn't mention how she got home from school.

Darcie was born June 18, 1994, at 2:59 AM. She never remembered much about her early childhood, except that she and Mother lived with Grandmother and Grandfather. Grandmother loved her more than anything in the world ex...

Cartoon 601

Caption: John

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Writing Exercise

Income tax day is rapidly approaching. Evil Editor enters his accountant's office with his forms and receipts. This year he's going to get every deduction he has coming, or he'll get a new accountant. Write the scene.

300 words max.

Deadline Sunday, 10 AM eastern.

Book Chat Reminder

The March book is Dangerous Laughter, by Paul Millhauser.
It's a collection of stories and of essays about things that don't actually exist.

I suggest Saturday, the 27th at 10 AM eastern.
If that's inconvenient for enough of you, I'll offer other options.

Face-Lift 742

Guess the Plot

The Superhero Effect

1. Beeman, Lightning, Snake and The Priest, all dead within a week. Can washed up private eye Wayne Worthington solve the head-scratching homicides of these superheroes before chaos commences?

2. When he's hit in the head by a space rock, Joe finds he's not an average Joe anymore. Gifted with superpowers, he's the biggest sensation on Earth. But when a real threat appears Joe finds himself unprepared to defend the world. Will he discover what it means to ...

Cartoon 600!

Caption: Anon.

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New Beginning 739

A monk was walking through the cool mists of the forest when something in the brush caught his eye. He knelt in the damp leaves and buried his hands in the foliage, trying to see among the shadows. His fingers tangled in soft fabric.

Standing up, he pulled out a thick, shimmering cloak. As he held it out in front of him, it twisted out of his hands and billowed out as though catching a strong wind. The monk tried to flee and found his limbs would not move. He stared in terror as the cloak sett...

Cartoon 599

Caption: anon.

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Face-Lift 741

Guess the Plot

Beast of Burden

1. I work for Burden and Son Refrigeration Ltd., moving coolers all day. The "and Son" is almost funny. The son moves his coffee cup around his desk all day as he instructs us, the beasts, on what needs to go where. He is eighteen, I am nearly thirty. He dines on pickled eggs all day and blames his dog for his own farts.

2. Kat's new boyfriend carries a terrible burden: he's a werewolf. Kat has her own burden: a phobia of dogs. Their families hate each other. It's ...

Cartoon 598

Caption: Whirlochre

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