You’ve Got an Extended Deadline! And Crabs!

So…

I had this weird idea last week when we were thinking through new prompts to assign. One of the most trying components of getting into the summer groove is just that — getting into it. Releasing the heavy from your brain and allowing for the miracle whip to unleash the power of the sun like it is the new guard’s Kool-Aid. (What did I just say?)

So, while, sure, we have plenty of ideas that might call for a cathartic release circumscribing tales of abandonment and reckless behavior, the 4th of July is imminently upon us and we can’t think of anything beyond the beach other than what might stand in the way of our pursuit of said beach. So: why not offer this as a prompt:

Crabs.

Share a story about crabs. I don’t care what you share — if you ever eaten one (I, for one, have not, which could make for a story on my life as a kosher denizen in a city as gastronomically-charged as New York), where you had your best one, what happened one time when you stepped on one, whether your tango with crabs was actually of the sexually transmitted variety…I just want to hear something. Come on, give Amelia in Nantucket a tiff to write home about!

Because next week we’re going to be drunk on life and high on fireworks, this prompt has a longer-lead due date. You have TWO weeks to cogitate and hand it in. It’s due to write@manrepeller.com on Thursday, July 9th at 12 p.m. EST. You know the drill, keep it under 500 words and help us with our ab routine — as in, make us laugh! We love funnies. You are so funny.

See you at the finish line! Bring your chlamydia cream!

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