Today's OneWord: Televised
The awards were televised, and nobody won. The statues had rusted overnight, their golden sheen worn away and replaced by red and brown, craggy and unyielding to any oil, water, or steel wool. The trophies were tossed, the ceremony canceled halfway through. Wine was served in copious amounts from carafes, and everyone wanted to toss back a swallow or two. Celebrities stood in the corners, swirling cocktails and grumbling about the inconvenience of it all.