Add-a-Line

Add-a-Lines were inspired by the Surrealist parlour game known as the "Exquisite Corpse," a technique for collaborative story writing where each user only sees a fragment of the story before adding their own line. Select an active story below to view the last line added to that story and then feel free to contribute your own. Once enough lines have been added to a story, the option to add one last line and then archive the story will be given. There are 377 archived stories listed below in the story archives from 10,668 lines dating back as far as 1999.

Active Stories

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1. Monsters 27 line(s), archive it
2. Bluebeard the Hairdresser 20 line(s), archive it
3. The Great Wall of Delaware 12 line(s)
4. Shinguards for Algernon 12 line(s)
5. The Also-Ran 5 line(s)
6. Asthma Jean 1 line(s)

Archives

Displaying 1 - 20 of 377 archived stories
I Was a Teeneged Fogey 22 lines, archived January 31, 2010 by woabagain
Armenian teenager Fester Kreenstorg takes on the world in both first and third person, in this inside-out tale of alienation and verbose food.
Like a spanked monkey choking a chicken. Like that. 35 lines, archived January 28, 2010 by woabagain
Caught in limbo somewhere between bodily functions and subconsciousness, I suddenly realized what a waste of tedious innuendo it all is, really.
A Gerbil's Life 22 lines, archived January 11, 2010 by Rota Fortuna
Like a gerbil stuck in a wheel, everything in life eventually comes back around again.
You, again. 24 lines, archived January 13, 2010 by Annie Nonnie Muss
You, you, you... Oh you. Well, you know.
Not as horny as Dizzy 26 lines, archived January 11, 2010 by Don't shoot the messenger
China has a population of 1.3 billion. A person sheds enough skin daily to feed 1 million dust mites. At the present rate of consumption, the world will run out of Dizzy Gillespie recordings by 2012.
The More Things Change, the More Things Change, 24 lines, archived January 13, 2010 by Annie Nonnie Muss
It is a sad fact that nobody takes the time to scratch the soft white underbelly of what we believe in common. We take for granted that it is what it is.
Why I Shall Always Love You 21 lines, archived January 6, 2010 by Annie Nonnie Muss
A story of low scholarship and even lower standards.
Five Get Stuck in an Elevator 22 lines, archived January 6, 2010 by Annie Nonnie Muss
Sometimes you get what you wanted but you have to pay for it.
How to Bite Your Own Ass 21 lines, archived December 29, 2009 by woabagain
When 600 pound asks for a Brazilian wax, people listen.
The Grinch in the Manger 29 lines, archived January 2, 2010 by Annie Nonnie Muss
Ok, so I came up short.
The Tendrils of Doom 22 lines, archived January 2, 2010 by Annie Nonnie Muss
They are all over the place. Like this story.
Altar Wine 22 lines, archived December 19, 2009 by PS Art
Vhat a mix!
Ding Dong! The Kitchen's Dead 30 lines, archived December 26, 2009 by woabagain
Twas the night before Solstice, and a beautiful story emerged, even through the fray.
The Future Isn't There. 22 lines, archived December 20, 2009 by Al Gonquinroundtable
It takes a village to sustain a message board for ten years, and just one village idiot to make it disappear.
How the Message Board People Stole Christmas 22 lines, archived December 20, 2009 by Annie Nonnie Muss
The things that men do. Could somebody please open a window?
Revenge of the Porta Potties 26 lines, archived December 17, 2009 by Annie Nonnie Muss
Tomorrow is explained; including the creamy creamy corn bits.
In the realm of reference 28 lines, archived December 17, 2009 by Annie Nonnie Muss
Meaning is a meme.
Puss in Concrete Boots 24 lines, archived December 16, 2009 by the final curtain
A thigh-slapping, star-studded romp through the eventful early life of Puss and his titular Concrete Boots. Let's call it a prequel.
A turkey's story, or, An Affront to Decrepitude 21 lines, archived December 17, 2009 by Annie Nonnie Muss
Oh noes!
The Life of Samule B. McFloogle 25 lines, archived December 12, 2009 by Sein und Zeit
When you get to the Center of a Thing you, find that you've only bought yourself a new horizon from which to seek the Center of that Other Thing.

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original work by A. Pork Chop

Never East of Ninth - Chapter 2
In which we discover some of the truth behind the man in black and other important information.

Download a print version of Chapter 2 (MS Word format)

“I gave up on Sullivan Street ever since the Fantasticks closed down,” Salvatore explained to Sidney. “Plus,” he added, “Bleeker Street has just become a goggle of tourists anyhow.”

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