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Guess the Plot

The Red Priestess

1. Bob thought it might be safe to leave the house again, but SHE was STILL waiting at the bus stop wearing that outfit with the beads, head cone of melting incense wax, and feathered thingy.

2. After ten years training in the Chromatic Church, in which branches of the priesthood are named after colors, Mara is assigned to the Red Order – only to learn that the Red Order has no members. The good news is, she gets to eat all the communion wafers.

3. Sally Rook thin...

Cartoon 502

Caption: Steve Wright

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Daren sped across the basketball court as Carson High's bulky players charged in his direction. He hesitated, his head spinning from the series of leaps and turns he'd employed to lead them across the court, and loosened his grip on the ball, as if defeated. Then he jumped.

The ball soared through the air. The crowd rose. Every breath stilled, lingering on the border between lungs and lips, as the seconds on the stop-clock flipped from two to one. Hitting the side of the rim, the ball bounced ...

Cartoon 501

Caption: Evil Editor

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Redemption

1. Nico is a half-demon, trying to stop an army from killing his brothers and feeding them to mutants. Savannah is a half-angel hunting down Nico to gain her redemption. Confrontation seems to be their destiny, but then, they never expected to fall in love.

2. As the guilt about jilting Abner in 1967 grows steadily more onerous instead of fading away, Millicent decides there's only one way to redeem herself: marry him. Too bad he seems to be so inconveniently 'married' ...

Cartoon 500!!

Caption: Anon.

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Writing Exercise

It's Halloween week, which means Halloween cartoons all week, and a Halloween writing exercise.

Last Halloween we wrote scary stories and minions had the option of providing an audio recording of their stories. If you have the means to submit your writing exercise as a spooky reading you are welcome to do so. A written version is also fine; I'm announcing the exercise early so that those who want to submit an audio (or video) version will have time to do so.

You may wish to check out last year'...

October Book Chat

I emailed the author of our book last week, asking if Saturday at 9 AM eastern was okay, and got no response. So I guess we'll go for Saturday at 9 AM. If you've read it and can't handle that time, maybe we can reschedule if it doesn't knock someone else out. If I hear from the author and he wants a different time/day, I'll accommodate him.[image error]

Writing Exercise Results . . .

. . . are in the posts below. The task was to write a scene in which a historic figure was pitching a book to Evil Editor.[image error]

Historic Figure Pitch Session 5

Nice Dundrearies.

Beg pardon?

Nice Dundrearies. That's what everyone's calling them now.

Calling what?

Muttonchops.

I see. Sir, what is it you--

Of course, yours have a ways to go before they qualify as true Dundrearies. I'd say another four or five inches should do it.

Out of curiosity, why do they call them Dundrearies?

After Lord Dundreary. He's a character in a play. Here, I've got a program from a performance a few nights ago. Check out Lord Dundreary's Dundrearies.

Impressive. I see the play is ...