Octavius grasped the pacifier with dread.
Having to die in this manner after one insignificant battle lost seemed like a child’s cruel joke.
But then again, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula, often acted like a child and loved cruel jokes.
– Leonard "Historicus" Blumfeld
Written for 3WW using dread, grasp, pacify.
cruel jokes have been with us throughout history. Nice!
ReplyDelete::chuckle:: Love the sly humour. Very clever. :)
ReplyDeleteClever, very clever.
ReplyDeleteNicely done.
ReplyDeleteCertainly put me right there. Good one.
ReplyDeleteMy 3WW: Bump In The Night
That's just mean. ;)
ReplyDeleteClever use of the prompt words.
ReplyDeleteWell done. But Brutus was always a personal favorite ;)
ReplyDelete-Tim
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I love reading historic fiction with the words. Nicely done!
ReplyDeletenasty dude - good writing!
ReplyDeletePhew, loved the Historicus!
ReplyDeleteVery funny...and clever!
ReplyDeleteCruel indeed :-)
ReplyDeletevery vivid imagary gleened from such a short bit of writing. WOnderful!
ReplyDeleteCheers.