"...and then the boiler burst" is a progressive story idea proposed by Ben Langhinrichs whereby one person starts writing a story, another person continues, and then another, so that by the end you have a group story with each person writing a chapter.

Here are the ground rules that Ben established for the first story: Web of Deception. If you want to follow the story, your best bet is to subscribe to the rss feed. Otherwise, you can start from Ben's blog and follow the links.

Enjoy.

UPDATE: a second story has been started, entitled Albino Butterfly. You can subscribe to that rss feed, or go directly to Chapter 1 to start reading.