Jeanne Villa of Novato just won the romance category in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Contestants submit the worst possible opening sentence they can think of. Villa’s winning entry reads as follows: Bill swore the affair had ended, but Louise knew he was lying, after discovering Tupperware containers under the seat of his car, which were [...]
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I Wish I Could Write this Bad
Posted in Art, Life in Marin, Literature, Things I Bet You Didn't Know on August 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Posted in Literature on October 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The first time I was ever boo’ed off a stage was at Christmas in the 7th grade, a week after my grandparents’ golden wedding anniversary, so all my aunts and uncles and cousins from all over the world were in our living room in Pleasanton, sitting in fold out chairs near the fireplace, away, too [...]