Whilst browsing amongst the older posts, I stumbled across this one form jazzoctopus - anybody up for a revival?


It seems to me that it's been a while since we've had any games that spark creative story telling, so as resident etymythologist and piffler, I'm going to start up a little game. I'm going begin a story, all you have to do is use your creative juices to continue it. But first, a couple of guidelines.

1. Story segments should be no more than 200 words in order to allow others to develop it. (And no double posting.)

2. No real-life comments, only story related posts.

3. Each segment must end with a statement that will lead into the next. (ie. "And then he . . .")

4. Try to keep the thread in a straight line so we don't have parallel universes of the story.


If there are any takers, here's a start:

Leo knew it was going to be a bad day the moment he woke up. It had been a while since his wife had played the cello, and the dog's counterpoint left him dreading the moment he set foot downstairs. Resolved to the worst, he swung his legs out of bed and stepped down...