Astrological apologies

This week’s exercise is both vast and simple. First, imagine you’re a newspaper editor. Next, imagine you’ve found out you need to publish an apology and retraction for something that appeared in your newspaper’s horoscope section.

If you wish to use last week’s horoscope as a jumping off point, please do. Otherwise just look to the stars for inspiration. Scroll down if you want to see an example.

From Patrick Keenan: Correction for Gemini Horoscope published May 28 in the early edition of the Berkeley Caller Times. We regret to inform our readers that the May 28th horoscope for Gemini was incorrectly published with the obituary for Gretta Marie Gilman 74 of Berkeley, California. To correct any misunderstanding, Gemini you are not an aspiring play write and mother of three. You are not survived by sons Matthew and Terry of Walnut Creek, California. There will not be a memorial for you at 11am this Saturday at the Berkeley Cemetery followed by a prayer service and luncheon. We didn’t think a correction was necessary but we received calls. However, clouds are indeed gathering for you Gemini as an unfortunate event is brewing on the horizon. Beware of false prophets and truth tellers, no matter how reputable. Your life could depend on it.

This week marks 31 weeks of Lovely Madness. We plan to continue sending out weekly prompts until we reach 50 exercises. At that point, we’re going to take a step back and decide what’s next. So if you were thinking about sharing with your friends or colleagues, now is the time!