The Importance of Being Honest
The random word today is ‘draconian’ with a twist
A Drabble is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words — no more. No Less.
Today’s Twist: Drabble and a Third Day! (133.3 words — Note to editor: Medium word counter doesn’t recognize thirds of words….😲)
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‘Well, if you’re writing about me’, Oscar told her, ‘then that third of a word Nancy wants must be a very strategic third of a word indeed.’
The Drabbler agreed.
In his day, Oscar was celebrated as the most extraordinary writer whose wit and brilliance captivated audiences.
But that was 1895.
‘We shan’t forget, darling, that I was imprisoned for gross indecency after that dalliance with Lord Alfred Douglas.’
‘Yes, I know Oscar, but those horrible draconian laws that existed then have been repealed.’
Oscar laughed, ‘Ironic, isn’t it, that such laws devised by men steeped in their own hypocri…’
‘What?’
‘Hypocrisy,’ he finished. ‘It never leaves. It merely changes its costume. Look at America — those draconian laws have returned, not against…
