Captain Oblivious

So Ben Langhinrichs had this crazy idea. He thought it would be entertaining to get a bunch of people to write a story, one chapter at a time. Sounds normal so far, right? The catch? The people in question haven't agreed on a plot. Or a character set (no, not that kind of character set, ya geek...). Or even a genre. And each person is going to write their chapter with absolutely no input from any of the others (though they will be written in order, at least...).

Ah, now this should be charmingly chaotic. heh. And considering who has signed up (so far, the list includes: Duffbert, Julian, jonvon, Francie, Gab, Wild Bill, Andre Guirard, my long-lost cousin Steve McDonagh, Jess, Libby, and my humble self), I'm betting it will be thoroughly entertaining. Perhaps mind-bending, or twisted, or just plain odd. But definitely entertaining.

The first chapter, by Ben himself, is here. It's a bit, well, creepy. Go figure. There is an RSS feed that will contain all of the chapters here. And Julian is on the hook for chapter the second, preferably featuring the word "equinox" (did I forget to mention that the current author chooses the next one, and assigns them a "word of the day" to use? Can't wait for my shot at THAT little rule... *snicker*). So enjoy the insanity. And by all means join in. If you don't have a blog, I'd be happy to host your entry (and others will as well).