Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 OK, I'm kind of sick of the angst on many of the political threads brought on by myself in many cases:tongue_smilie:. So here is an attempt to try something fun. I'll write the first line to a story and you all chime in with a line or two at a time. Please be creative:D. We can give it a title when we're all done. Here goes: The sirens sounded long and loud as John and Mary emerged tremulously from the blazing wreckage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 John embraced Mary warmly, as the blood from his flesh wound dripped onto her diamond-crusted shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Did you get it?" Mary asked nervously, looking over her shoulder. They both paused and surveyed the scene, condsidering the odds of their getting away unnoticed. "Should we split up?" John said without much enthusiam. (Soph, you are my HERO - I so needed a thread like this.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Let me get that," Mary whispered gently into John's ear as she reached for the well-worn, now empty gasoline can dangling from his fingertips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Let me get that," Mary whispered gently into John's ear as she reached for the well-worn, now empty gasoline can dangling from his fingertips. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Secretly, Mary was wondering whether the decision to set the collapsed ferris wheel ablaze had been wise, but looking at John she knew she had trusted the right man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 John rolled his eyes. "Just like a woman to offer to carry it once it's empty." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Did you get it?" Mary asked nervously, looking over her shoulder. They both paused and surveyed the scene, condsidering the odds of their getting away unnoticed. "Should we split up?" John said without much enthusiam. "Split up?!" cried Mary. "On the very eve of the election?! John, we've come this far ~ we can't stop now. We've suffered through hours of McCain/Palin rallies. We've lambasted socialism with the best of 'em. We did it all, John, for this day. This shining moment of glory. You and me, big boy," she slipped out of her heels and and slowly rubbed her right foot up John's leg. "Splitting up now isn't the kind of change I had in mind." (So sorry, girls. I just couldn't resist.;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Secretly, Mary was wondering whether the decision to set the collapsed ferris wheel ablaze had been wise, but looking at John she knew she had trusted the right man. She KNEW their decision had created just the right diversion. It would help the others. And, she and John were safe. For now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 ***Not part of the novel, but I'm crying and laughing here. Rubbing her leg, Colleen? Gah! *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 ***Not part of the novel, but I'm crying and laughing here. Rubbing her leg, Colleen? Gah! *** ***yea, me too, let's keep it clean, eh?***:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 She KNEW their decision had created just the right diversion. It would help the others. And, she and John were safe. For now. Or were they??? Suddenly, a hoard of hideous black beetles swarmed around them attracted by Mary's glittering shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Dammit, Mary, I told you to wear the black pumps! No what? Can you not get rid of the glittery red shoes?" John shouted. "But, the red shoes are useful, John. Just wait and see." Mary replied with a half-sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Or were they??? Suddenly, a hoard of hideous black beetles swarmed around them attracted by Mary's glittering shoes. "Are you kidding me with this," John sputtered in exasperated rage, "You wore the shoes again? Even after the incident in Gary, Indiana?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Are you kidding me with this," John sputtered in exasperated rage, "You wore the shoes again? Even after the incident in Gary, Indiana?" "Don't make me tap dance again," Mary said through gritted teeth as she pulled a bottle of roach spray out of her messenger sack and began to get rid of the roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 "John, we must run quickly! You know what comes after the beetles, don't you remember?!" exclaimed Mary. "We almost didn't escape that beast in Gary! Run, John, run!" Mary said realizing the roach spray was ineffective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire in NM Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 he said, in disgust. "If it wasn't for your interest in that MUSIC MAN! We wouldn't be in this predicament!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 he said, in disgust. "If it wasn't for your interest in that MUSIC MAN! We wouldn't be in this predicament!" "That MUSIC MAN taught us everything we know about pyrotechnics. And the tuba!" Mary retorted as she reached into her handbag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Now safely out of the insect swarm, Mary and John, chests heaving from the mad dash, find themselves at a marina. Mary turns to John and asks pleadingly,"Do you think we destroyed all the evidence?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire in NM Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Mary, we haven't got time to quibble about the "L's" Keep moving!" screamed John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire in NM Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Looking lovingly into Mary's eyes, John softly whispers, "It's alright, Mary. Don't cry. I love you and that's all that matters." In the midst of the terror and scramble, they embraced realizing they were truly meant for each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 "This marina looks like a safe place to get rid of the rest of our problem," said John. Mary looked at him still bewildered as to why he would think here of all places would be "safe", didn't he remember her horrendous fear of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Oh, no, John!" "Oh, yes, Mary." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Oh NO!!!! John!!!!" Mary screamed, look behind you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 "It's huge!!!," babbled Mary who was beginning to look paler and paler since the ferris wheel disaster. John steadied her but to no avail as she slipped from his grasp and into the churning water below that she so dreaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Let's just ditch the stuff in the ocean and find somewhere to wait for the others," babbled Mary who was beginning to look paler and paler since the ferris wheel disaster. John steadied her but to no avail as she slipped from his grasp and into the churning water below that she so dreaded. John realized that their mission was more important than their love. He gently slipped the messenger bag over Mary's shoulders, kissed her gently on the forehead and swam on to his destination, hoping the grueling swim would ease his sense of loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 John realized that their mission was more important than their love. He gently slipped the messenger bag over Mary's shoulders, kissed her gently on the forehead and swam on to his destination, hoping the grueling swim would ease his sense of loss. As the weight of the bag began pulling her down below the surface of the water, Mary suddenly remembered her inflatable life vest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 John realized that their mission was more important than their love. He gently slipped the messenger bag over Mary's shoulders, kissed her gently on the forehead and swam on to his destination, hoping the grueling swim would ease his sense of loss. "Tubal, here I come!" shouted John valiantly. He could just see the opposite shore and every stroke with his left arm reminded him that his right arm had been torn off in the tragic ferris wheel debacle. He just hoped the tourniquet would last a little longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire in NM Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 his only thoughts were of his "dear sweet Mary!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Singlehandedly, John pulled himself onto land resting only momentarily to check the tourniquet and eat a banana. ***editor's note: going to bed, can't wait to see how this turns out in the morning" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 **Can I stop and scream and laugh????** This is the most fun thing ever! Soph, the one-armed banana-eating killed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 As Mary frantically groped for the inflation cord on her life vest, she began to lose consciousness. Suddenly, she remembered something someone said to her once, and, with a surge of adenaline she thought, "I am not.just.a house mom!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Singlehandedly, John pulled himself onto land resting only momentarily to check the tourniquet and eat a banana. ***editor's note: going to bed, can't wait to see how this turns out in the morning" The banana reminded him of his greater purpose. He discarded the peel and was about to move inland when a voice shouted above the night, "Hey Bloke, is this your rubbish?" John panicked. There was no way he was in Tubal, Arkansas. ***singlehandedly! SNORT.***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hmmph! See if I try to participate in a build-a-story again. (But my direction's more interesting. So there.:tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Meawhile, back at the smoldering wreckage, paramedic and fire investigator Braxton Hix, called to the scene at the end of a 24-hour shift, surveyed the damage and sighed a piteous, exhausted sigh. (Sorry, ladies: My allegiance is always with the poor rescue chappies! :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Meawhile, back at the smoldering wreckage, paramedic and fire investigator Braxton Hix, called to the scene at the end of a 24-hour shift, surveyed the damage and sighed a piteous, exhausted sigh. (Sorry, ladies: My allegiance is always with the poor rescue chappies! :D) "There it is, finally. Hey Rain, it's over here," called Braxton to his able-bodied partner Acid Rain as he spied the steel box, slightly melted but still somewhat intact. Meanwhile, John and Mary reunited joyously on the shore of the English Channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Oh, John", cried Mary, soaked to the skin yet triumphant over her hydrophobia, "We need to get you medical attention for your stump, maybe this British Bobbie can help us." "No!" John whispered in reply, "We can not let on how my arm was tangled in the ferris wheel prior to the collapse. We can't tell him anything!" ***I was crying this morning when I read how the story went last night. Keep it going while I'm at work today!****:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) "Oh, Mary, I thought I'd lost you!" John wept. "Your arm, John!", Mary gasped, seeing his exposed raw wound. "It's okay, love, I'm left-handed", he reassured her. "How did you make it out?" "I just knew I wasn't ready to go, that my time was not up", cried Mary, still wrapped tightly in his arm, "when I launched the floatation vest". John's embrace loosened as he stood back from her. "That thing worked?", he asked, suprised. "John, whatever are you implying? Why wouldn't it have?" said Mary, now thoroughly bewildered. "I'll explain later - right now we have company! RUN!", he hollered as he raced ahead of her, almost dragging her behind him by the hand. "John! Please! I can't keep up!" she cried. On the other side of the world, Braxton and Rain eyed the steel box suspiciously, cautious of what may lie within. They were anxious for answers, but weary of the cost. Edited October 20, 2008 by Annabel Lee Can't believe I typed "weeped". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Mary and John raced to a deserted conveniently located next to a "do-it-yourself prosthetic" shop. "This is great," exclaimed John, "We can rest here for the night and go get me a new arm in the morning." "Yes, I am so exhausted and there is still so far to go. Do you think the others will find us? I wish we did not leave that box behind, it will ruin us I tell you, just ruin us if it is ever opened." Hix and Rain brought the steel box back to their fire department and called in the local bomb squad for a strange red wire was protruding from one side and a strange music could be heard within the container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hix and Rain leaned cautiously over the box as they strained to hear and make sense of the music that was coming from inside. Little by little, they began to make out the words... Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew? Cover it with choc'late and a miracle or two The Candy Man, oh the Candy Man can The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good Both men looked up at each other in horror, and said simultaneously, "You know what this means, don't you????....." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR ISN'T DEAD! He and Johnny Depp had joined forces to terrorize the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzdaisy Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Sammy Davis Jr. or Wiilie Wonka is in the box? They open the box and they see an arm snapping to the music..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR ISN'T DEAD! He and Johnny Depp had joined forces to terrorize the world! Interrupting the story to remark, "Johnny Depp's in this book?? When's the movie coming out?!" :drool: I return you now to your PG-rated thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Sammy Davis Jr. or Wiilie Wonka is in the box? They open the box and they see an arm snapping to the music..... There was also a left ear and the two firefighters turned detectives tried to piece it all together now. Whose ear? Whose arm? For that answer they would need to look across the English Channel.....to Tubal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 There was also a left ear and the two firefighters turned detectives tried to piece it all together now. Whose ear? Whose arm? For that answer they would need to look across the English Channel.....to Tubal. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...er, do-it-yourself prosthetic shop.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 John and Mary were frantically trying on right arms. Finally they found one that fit John perfectly complete with infrared vision and turn signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 John shook his head violently as he looked at the new arm. No, Mary! I refuse to do this!! I am NOT wearing a prosthetic arm with the fingernails painted red!! NO WAY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy at Home Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Dammit, John, think of the mission! Besides, those fingernails could come in handy. Now come on, we're wasting time!" Leaving the shop, they knew the most dangerous part of their mission was still ahead of them. They needed to make their way to The One. Would he be pleased with their part? They shivered to think what would happen to them if not . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "it is okay, John. I've got remover in my bag. We will get it off and head out." Mary continued," We have got to get to the last known location of the Library at Alexandria by sunset tomorrow." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 "Tubal, here I come!" shouted John valiantly. He could just see the opposite shore and every stroke with his left arm reminded him that his right arm had been torn off in the tragic ferris wheel debacle. He just hoped the tourniquet would last a little longer. :lol:Bwhahahahaha:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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