So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: DEATH BY SCRABBLE OR TILE M FOR MURDER by Charlie Fish

Sunday, May 2, 2010

DEATH BY SCRABBLE OR TILE M FOR MURDER by Charlie Fish

A couple of week ago, Margot of Joyfully Retired reviewed this short story. It sounded like a fun short so I decided to read it myself.

The story opens with a husband and wife playing Scrabble together. The opening sentence is, "It's a hot day and I hate my wife." That sets the tone for the story.

The game is really close and the entire time they are playing it the husband lets us know that he hates his wife so much the he wishes her dead. Then by chance he plays the word "ZAPS" and his wife gets a static shock from the air conditioning unit. Of course, you can see where this is going, right? Except there is a twist at the end.

The majority of the reading I do is usually deep and depressing at times. It is what I prefer however, it is nice to read something lighter to break it up a bit. This story fit the bill. The story is only three pages long but it is funny and refreshing. Give your self a little fun and read it. It appears in a few place on the world wide web, here one of them.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 9:42 PM