2415. Same old story © Bruce Goodman 2 May 2022

Christabel wanted to write a story for her blog but she couldn’t think of anything to write about so she watched a video instead and it didn’t have much of a story either. A friend asked Christabel, “What’s the story about you not writing a story today?” and she said it was a long story. “I’m not into tall stories for no reason,” said Christabel. “To make a long story short, some bloggers resort to a shaggy-dog story when they’re hard put to post a story. I’m not going to tell some cock-and-bull story just because some readers want a breaking story. End of story.” “A likely story. Sounds like a hard-luck story to me,” said Christabel’s friend. “That’s another story,” said Christabel. “It’s always the same old story. It’s the story of my life. A sob story here, a fishy story there.” “Yes,” said Christabel’s friend. “There are always two sides to a story. I like the way that today’s accompanying picture is simply a white blank. What’s the story there?” “Every picture tells a story,” said Christabel. Contact Author Back to Index Next Story Previous Story