August 2, 2007
Blue Is...
Blue is the chocolate that falls off your dip cone, especially if the three-second rule cannot be invoked due to unforeseeable circumstances such as imminent public scrutiny or lack of access. Blue is a busload of your ex-wife’s relatives falling off a cliff with an empty seat originally meant for her, which she couldn’t fill because she was at the bank cashing your final alimony check before her wedding to your brother. Blue is hitting the lottery along with 178,000 other people, making your check worth $14.87 after taxes—and you bought $2000 worth of lottery tickets to come up with the winner. Blue is letting the police into your house after your next-door neighbor shoots himself and leaves a note saying that he lost a bet to you and was forced to do it. Blue is leaving your Corona on the table while you use the facilities and coming back to snickering friends and a bottle of Corona that is suddenly lukewarm. Blue is trying to write a freewrite about the word 'blue' and ending up with this... and realizing your 'no-edit' rule is in force.
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