Okay, this was so funny! When I first clicked on it, I didn't read that it was listed as a humor/tragedy, so I didn't realize what I was in for.

It's certainly a different take on Joan of Arc's death. Thanks for the laugh!

Hee hee, I see where your pen name comes from :p I had no idea what to expect from this short story and it gave me a good chuckle.

Ahaha! I'm starting to enjoy your sense of humor. "steak or chops" lol. And the idea of a priest talking about the "karma yo-yo" made me laugh, too.

I like that you write such short little stories. They're good for a quick laugh when I'm just passing through, but also good for some deep thoughts when I'm in the mood.

This pretty funny. Did you ever see the Three Stooges? I remember one where it was set in mediaeval times and they asked the Stooges how they wanted to die: to burned at the stake or have their head cut off. And Curly said to be burned at the stake, because a hot "stake" was better than a cold chop. This reminded me of that.

SirScott

groan, i can't believe you made me laugh out loud. poor old joan, such callousness in the face of true and pious suffering ;) You're very clever that you manage to get the suffering and teh comical side of it in teh one short piece!

Love the pun at the end! You rightfully earn your pen name there!

Nicely done and well crafted as per usual. :)

You are MORBID!

But I hope the moral isn't in the last line.. hopefully it's in the karma yo-yo thing.

Wow, this made me feel sad, but the last part was funny :) Where do you come up with this material? lol. Well done and keep writing!

Anna _

This was very funny, Punslinger, as usual. I wasn't sure where you were going with this. Well done.

"That's the way the karma yo-yo swings" Loved this phrase without knowing why, definitely catchy

"You have your choice of steak or chops." :D A good last line, liked the biting sarcasm

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About the theme itself, I'm not too sure. I can say this would make more sense about women that were mistaken for witches back at the old times.

And I just noticed the relevance of the title. Best thing about this piece is the title, way to go. "Hot times"-that's crazy! X)

lol lol lol Clever. But, what type of potato comes with that baked, mashed or fries?

I always feel like I should see the punch line coming and I never do...

:) Poor Joan another victim of the "think positive" (to the extreme) culture.

woah. morbid. But, it was interesting to read. I liked the little story you wove. But, here: ""Father, you must help me! Joan cried."- you forgot the ending quote after "me!"

Anyways, good job. I've been interested in Joan of Arc, so this was interesting to read. :)

Morbidly hilarious.

I always enjoy how you take history and meld it into your own modern/abstract sort of writing, add a dash of sarsasm and wit and voila!

wonderfully done, as always.

-William