Prompt Post for Round 4: Night of the Lawn Chairs

[boundbooks]

It's time for the fourth round of Government Controlled Cats!

The Prompts:

Undulate: Freckles have been banned and the government controls non-compostable dinnerware.

Sneak: Bookbinding has been banned and the government controls baked goods.

Drag: Teenagers have been banned and the government controls fireworks.

Fear: The name Steve has been banned and the government controls magic.

Tweak: Oranges have been banned and the government controls lawn chairs.

Please note, the format has changed from the previous round. All rounds will have different formats.

The Format: A newspaper article
The Format's Length: 1-500 words of original fiction. Please note that entries are not required to use the words from their prompt's title and summary.

A Quick Reminder of How to Enter and Entry Rules: Five comments, containing one prompt each, will be added to this prompt post. In order to submit an entry, REPLY with a comment to your selected prompt comment. Each entry must be in the specified format and be submitted as a REPLY comment to the prompt comment. Do not comment with your entry as a reply to other entries; only comment with your entry as a reply to the original prompt comment.

Participants can submit up to three entries per round to the prompt(s) of their choice. If participants are not signed into Dreamwidth, Livejournal or openID, please include a preferred name/handle at the top of the entry comment, otherwise the entry will be considered to be written by 'anonymous.'

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on August 15th, 2011 August 25th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Have fun!

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Re: Prompt 5

[estirose]

Massive Orange Crop Seized by OEA

The Orange Enforcement Administration has uncovered a crop of orange trees in the city of Redsands, CA, the biggest bust in five years, according to spokesperson Kari Grant.

"We're proud to announce that in the ongoing war against orange planters from Mexico, we've uncovered a crop that was planted among other trees in the area."

Spokesperson Grant noted that the city has long been a notorious haven for such activity, going back at least a century. "The climate is ideal for both lounging and growing oranges," she stated, "Which is why, of course, we keep a close eye on the sale of lounge chairs, in hopes of deterring such activity."

Anybody spotting a grove of orange trees is encouraged to contact the OEA or your local law enforcement agency.

Re: Prompt 5

[boundbooks]

Yay, entry!

NOT LOUNGING AND GROWING ORANGES! THE HORROR!*

*Sounds like an awesome vacation, actually. I should do that and this be Secretly Subversive. :P