Evil Editor's Blog, page 398

New Beginning 694

His entrance at nine-thirty sharp—half an hour before closing—dashed my hopes of cutting short the miserable day.

There was only one other customer at Gustav's Diner, a grandfatherly type on the last spoonfuls of his apple crisp. Another five minutes and he would have paid and left, the kitchen would be pronounced closed, and I would be free to go—escape— curl up in bed and pass the remaining hours in the oblivion of sleep.

But now the new arrival had ruined it all. I watched as he shook the ra...

Cartoon 493

Caption: Whirlochre

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Writing Exercise

We've tried this exercise with queries in the past, now let's try it with New Beginnings.

Step 1. Use this random number generator to get one integer between 1 and 693.

Step 2. Search the blog for the New Beginning with that number.

Step 3. Write down the first twenty words you find that contain at least seven letters. You may skip proper nouns if you wish. If you don't come up with twenty words, get another random number and try again. Don't use the same word or different forms of the same wor...

Face-Lift 685

Guess the Plot

Moongate

1. A samurai warrior passes through the moongate portal to a futuristic world where he tries to convince a teen-aged girl that she is actually a dragon destined to save mankind from demons.

2. Stennick Bline, the last of the real gonzo journalists, makes a discovery that will rock the world: the moon really is just a cardboard cut-out. But will he live long enough to publish his story?

3. After spending $250 million to create an explosion on the moon, NASA proudly announce...

Cartoon 492

Caption: Anon.

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New Beginning 693

Claire had not ventured onto the balcony since Tom died. Heights scared her, and fear could trigger a panic attack. What would happen if the panic struck when she was out there? When she was standing near the edge? Nothing, she told herself, absolutely nothing. You've taken a pill. You'll be fine. She shut the door behind her and shuffled forward, taking comfort from the roughness of cement beneath her bare feet. Almost there, she reached out to grab the railing and paused.

The pause was a mis...

Cartoon 491

Caption: Anon.

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Face-Lift 684

Guess the Plot

The Light of Epertase

1. Long-suffering orphan Junie Jinx finally escapes the evil witch, only to be lost in the haunted forest. If only she could get back to Cincinnati and eat a pizza! The only nourishment she can find is that tankard of glowing elixir guarded by the monstrous hound.

2. On the dying continent of Hexinus lies the tower of Epertase--a mystical stronghold of such power that those who look upon its light turn instantly blind. Falian Quincy was born on that tower, an...

Cartoon 490

Caption: Steve Wright

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Writing Exercise Results . . .

. . . are in the posts below. The task was to write a scene in which the feds are going through Evil Editor's trash, and to include some bad analogies.[image error]