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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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The Story of a Madman

Submitted by szczerbakscomet on April 18, 2008 - 17:01.

The Story of a Madman
By: Derrick Spalding

Put his arms around the horses neck,
And got thrown into the air,
A crowd gathered,
His landlord appeared,
And took him back up to his room
On the second floor,
Where he started to play his piano madly
And singing madly,
“I’m crucified! And inspected and resurrected!”
And if you don’t believe that,
He fell into eternal slumber that night,
Feeling happy, bold, and complete.
The landlord’s family was amazed
And sent for his friend an hour later,
He got there in three days by car.
And they took him to the ocean,
Letting him free to ride the waves,
Forever.

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