"It all got out of hand. Now, with blood seeping into my eyes and my Mother’s suppressed sobs filling my ears, I have to think it was all my fault. I could have stayed home."

"The Rising", written by Ian Andrew and narrated by Duncan Stripp, was inspired by the keywords "carpenter", "vinegar" and "taxes".

Can you take three randomly assigned words and craft them into a story of 500 words or fewer? Take the Mash Challenge at http://mashstories.com.