Has anyone here ever had the pleasure of reading, or attending a reading of, The Eye of Argon? An example of laugh-out-loud bad writing, this manuscript is supposedly the real deal...seriously submitted to publishers and now widely shared at conferences. Typically, there is a contest to see who can read the most pages before breaking down in hysterics. It is a marvelously bad sword-and-sorcery tale. Here is just one sample (misspellings and bizarre grammar just add to the fun):
"The staggering soldier clumsily reached towards the pommel of his dangling sword, but before his hands ever touched the oaken hilt a silvered flash was slicing the heavy air. The thews of the savages lashing right arm bulged from the glistening bronzed hide as his blade bit deeply into the soldiers neck, loping off the confused head of his senseless tormentor."
