Stories, adapted
Let me edit that results!
In accordance with the prophesy, the dog farted — the writers wrote — and the editors edited. No murders began, but several stories were improved. Each of which I read while putting on pants and sitting under my pink umbrella. Every once in a while, the cow denied all knowledge of the event. Meanwhile, an intoxicating odor came from somewhere indicating the murders had begun.
I never imagined that when I gazed into my mirror, I would see the holy hand grenade of Antioch. I picked up the phone and called building security, who denied all knowledge of the event in the heat of the night. “Please tell the governor that he has lost my vote,” I said, “And good day sir!”
Thanks to our glorious story writers and editors who participated in Chalkboard’s “Let me edit that for you” project. All of their stories are much better than the silliness you just read. We have just published the last of the stories.
I challenge you to find the adaptations in each of these stories. We received a total of 21 phrases the editors could choose from. You can find the full list of prompts below the stories.
The community suggest a very wide range of phrases for the editors to choose from. Try adding one of these to a story you are working on — see if it makes a difference to the story!
- in bed
- pants (Examples: “He tripped over and bumped his pants on the coffee table, then passed out.” or “He tripped over and bumped his head on the pants, then passed out.”)
- then the murders began
- save for the cow
- in accordance with the prophecy
- “Tell the governor that he has lost my vote” (or any politician for that matter…)
- But why not?
- I said good day sir!
- And then I poured the milk.
- beyond the edges of her pink umbrella
- story of my life
- an intoxicating
- every time he awoke, he heard the same song playing on the same station.
- I never imagined that when i gazed into my mirror, i would see this
- I pick up the phone and called building security.
- and then the dog farted
- who denied all knowledge of the event
- but then, so was her grandma
- In the heat of the night
- a work of art
- the holy hand grenade of antioch
