Stories tagged “courtroom”

  • Courtroom drama

    Clerk: All rise, the honourable Judge Eli Titmouse presiding. Judge enters, robes swirling and wig slightly askew. Straightens wig and sits down. Clerk: Be seated. The court calls Aster Hicks to the bench. Clerk: Are you Aster Hicks? Aster Hicks: does ...

  • Typhoid Mary's Defence

    She was dragged to the court chamber. Her thick make-up was gone, her satins shredded. The sickness was obvious now, as seeping sores broke through her skin. The guards dumped her before the court and hurried away to wash their hands. Even the judge re...

  • The Proof Is In The Pants

    What if, Perchance, The plaintiff, Sir Pants, Caught the defendants, Sir Pull, Mrs. Miserable, and Maestro Throw All hurling his purple girdle in a photo That’s dated The day he waited Bare brass button naked For the bus? Thus the catalyst For...

  • Open Court

    “What’s the charge?” My lawyer pounds the table. There’s no way this could be a real court. Nobody would arrest a twelve-year-old, let alone bring them to trial. The judge reads the paper that is in front of him. “The defe...