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Stolen from Samuel Clemens

The Annual Bulwer-Lytton (http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/) writing contest is based upon the much stolen beginning line by Snoopy, “It was a dark and stormy night…” The contest is run each year by the Department of English at San Jose State University. The award is given to the worst lead-in to a dreadful story.

This story is by Richard Raymond III. It was one of the Runner Ups in the 2000 contest.


Sighing, the professor rapidly scanned the English 101 term paper on … Read the rest...