The speech season is about to start. I have my poetry piece picked out for this year ("How To Watch Your Brother Die", by Michael Lassell), but, unfortunately, that is not my main area of competition.
This will be my fourth year in Humorous Interp, and I'm having a bit of trouble finding a piece to work with. At one point, I thought I had it narrowed down to "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, but then I started reading some David Sedaris, and narrowed it "down" to four possible pieces. Now I'm not too hyped up about Sedaris or Henry anymore, and am looking for other possible pieces.
The only criteria I need to meet are:
- The piece (including written, original intro) must be between 6-8 minutes. I can cut stuff out if the piece is too long.
- It must be a published work, because an ISBN is required if I want to compete in an NFL qualifying tournament.
- It must be relatively free from profanity (meaning that, if there is profanity in the piece, it has to be easy to change or omit).
The season starts in late January, but I'd like to have my humor piece, as well as my poetry piece, memorized before our first tournament, a two-day "baptism-by-fire".
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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