A group collective. Fresh from DU for publication as an eBook. Proceeds to DU.

[HopeHoops]

Here's the idea. It is basically a "add as you think of something" story. Add as little or as much as you want. Introduce or kill off characters as you please. The goal is an entertaining read whether serious or funny, coherent or out-to-lunch, whimsical, mystical, down-to-Earth, or fucking nuts.

At some point we'll call a deadline and go into edit mode. I'll start...


The Cranium of Asparagus (other titles welcome)

Morning mist covered the ground with wisps of cotton candy atop the blades of grass. The dense fog created shadows of creatures unknown from the trees and shrubs he knew quite well. Warren stepped out into the yard and looked around. It was quiet. No wind. No birds. No sign of anything but himself and Bill behind him. He ventured further and found a good spot to lift his leg. While usually a thorough search for the appropriate spot was necessary, today was not to be. He addressed his secondary issues, delivered the obligatory toilet paper scratches, and trotted up to the porch. "Good boy, Warren," Bill said as he headed inside.

The morning kitchen routine wasn't right. Karen hadn't come down for breakfast and her bus would be here after the third of the neighbor's cars left. The first had just started up. Bill headed upstairs and Warren flopped down on the kitchen tile waiting for her to arrive. He knew days like this from the past. They were never good.

..... (PASS).....