/lit/ - Literature

There should be a published collection of good green text short stories. It could be the format of our generation.

>younger cousins are visiting
>they say they're interested in guns
>I say we can shoot the paintball gun in the backyard right this moment if they want
>"We don't need any paintball masks since we'll just be target shooting"
>plan to take them to the range later if they follow gun safety rules well
>Later in the backyard
>gas up gun
>"Treat every weapon as if it looked loaded with all that bling, never point the weapon at anything you do not intend to bruise, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to murder"
>dope the scope for them and then the weapon was theirs
>Thing #1 points paintball gun at Thing #2's face.
>I reached forward
>Thing #1 shoots warning shots at Thing #2's feet
>My hand to moving toward the gun
>Thing #2 terrors off running serpentine style
>My hand has reached near light speed velocity
>Thing #1 starts taking hip shots at him Al Capone style
>My fingers nails grace the aluminum barrel

>Both cousins are confused why I won't ever show them my collection
>mfw

My ex stole my copy of this book.

So it goes...