When the Aliens Came

“When the aliens came–”

“You start all your stories with that.”

He disregarded the rude interruption.

“When the alie–”

“Why won’t you tell a different story?”

He sighed.

“Because it’s a defining moment in our history. It changed things forever.”

“History is no excuse for lack of imagination.”

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Reading Between the Lines

He was never one to read between the lines. Until now, that is.

Fighting his way through some badly-written medieval sword-and-sorcery tale and barely surviving, his mind kept thinking up synonyms to the expression “cruel and unusual punishment.”

He never expected anything like this, when the judge said, “Book him.”

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