Band 2 of 5
Unverifiable
Ordinary enough to accept, private enough that no one can confirm them. The largest band in the book, and the one to reach for first.
666 verses across 39 chapters
A reading
- 1 I've got a whole afternoon of admin I've been putting off since spring
- 2 The chimney people are here and they've asked me to stay out of the room
- 3 Somebody at the desk has taken my name and asked me to wait
- 4 I've been pulled into something that's now taking the day
- 5 I've got sound but no microphone and I've tried the obvious things
- 6 I've put a hole in the last pair of anything I have
- 7 I stood up too fast and I've had to sit back down
- 8 There's a private event on and nobody put a sign at the door
- 9 I've eaten something that has begun to make itself known
- 10 We've won something and winning it has made this week impossible
- 11 The bank branch is appointment only and the appointments are next week
- 12 There's an issue on their side and we're all waiting for their side
- 13 The car seat has to go into another car and it's a whole operation
- 14 My toast set the alarm off and the alarm woke the house
- 15 I've got a visa thing that has to be done in person and only on weekdays
- 16 I couldn't find the thing I need every single day
- 17 I put something in the oven before I understood how long it needed
- 18 Somebody has taken the chair from my desk
Where the rest of them are
- Fragments86
- The Treachery of Objects47
- The Body Malfunctioning43
- Work That Will Not Arrive35
- The Job Itself33
- The Dwelling28
- Other People28
- The Journey In27
- Animals Have Plans26
- Weather and Calendar25
- The Kitchen25
- The Office22
- Elsewhere20
- Errands20
- Officialdom17
- Devices16
- Escaping a Room15
- Appearing as a Finished Person14
- Cars, and How They Decline13
- People Who Cannot Drive Themselves12
- How a Morning Fails12
- Reasons to Be at Home10
- Relatives10
- Waiting Rooms9
- Out Among People9
- Hours That Go Missing7
- The Street7
- Communication Sideways6
- Arrangements6
- Things Meant to Be Relaxing6
- Machines and Their Schedules5
- Small Financial Emergencies5
- Coursework5
- Small Disasters4
- After Work4
- The Yard3
- The Mid-Century Register3
- Sounds You Cannot Locate2
- Going Dark1
Every excuse here is stamped. ExcuseBot uses the same five bands, and its Weirder button walks you up them one step at a time until you find the edge of what you can say out loud.