The Purge of Babylon: A Novel of Survival

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It was sweaty and stuffy, and death likely awaited them beyond the door at the end of the staircase, so of course Danny was making with the jokes.

“A couple is out celebrating their ten year anniversary. Things haven’t been going well, but the night starts off great, and the wife can’t believe how attentive her husband is. He orders the best wine and the most expensive food. She thinks, ‘I’ve never been happier!’ Then the husband hands her a note and says, ‘Sweetheart, I wrote you this letter because I couldn’t bring myself to say it.’ She takes the letter, but before she can read it, the husband starts gagging on some lamb. She throws the letter into her purse and yells, ‘Help! Help! My husband is choking!’ But help doesn’t come fast enough, and the husband keels over. At the funeral, the wife throws herself at the casket, screaming, ‘Why? Oh why? It was all going so well!’ Then suddenly she remembers! ‘Wait, my husband left me this letter and wanted me to read it!’ So she whips out the letter and begins to read. ‘Dearest wife,’ it says, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but I’m sleeping with your sister and I want a divorce.’”

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