Now this is a story all about how,
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute, Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the ... King of England
Okay, so I ran with the Arthur story but a lot of folks continue to write in, suggesting ways the story could go. Good suggestions, strong suggestions, but suggestions I am not going to take.
Let me explain. The whole flavor of the little writer's prompt exercise was humorous, tongue in cheek, first person story telling. I could see where it could be expanded to turn the snippet into a short story, so I did that, but I could not have taken what I wrote and turned the story on its head to make it a hard-charging action novel about a modern crusader. It would have been a disaster.
I could start over with a whole new take, a whole new flavor and who knows, it may be something one of you want to tackle. It may be something I even decided to do some day, but today is not that day.
Today I continued in the same flavor and turned the snippet into a short story. I reposted over the original (there were a couple of minor continuity edits) so if you want the whole thing, click HERE.
Thanks, everyone, for the fantastic and fervent feedback, I hope you enjoy the story.