A Black Friday
Frain always bragged about grilling the Thanksgiving turkey, so I let him. It’s great irony that he had a hand in his own death. Well, a leg in this case.
Thanksgiving is dreadful. What’s new?
Or maybe it’s just that I’m excited about the weekend following Thanksgiving. I’ve turned the freezer down. Or is it up? Whatever colder is, that’s what I turned it. Freeze the turkey leg.
He drinks all day Friday, celebrating his success that Thanksgiving went well. Whatever. Passes out on the sofa. I pull the turkey leg from the freezer. Solid as a hockey puck.
I’ve studied the exact spot to hit him. At the library, not on my own computer. I’m not stupid. As he snores – God, I won’t miss that! – I wind up and bang the drumstick into his spleen. Twice for good measure. The snoring stops. So does his pulse.
When the investigator pays me a visit on the second day, I’m eating. I offer him some of my turkey. Together, we devour the murder weapon.
JD Frain 
I read another T-post about turkey. But it ended better (I mean, for the person who grilled it, not for the turkey itself).
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Eva – Mail Adventures
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Maybe I should start hanging out with them. I mean the grilled, not the turkey.
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That’s twice you got killed with a leg!
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Omigosh, you’re right. I’d give my right arm to stop getting killed by legs.
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😀
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Wow, the wife again? She’s probably writing these down in case she ever needs them. I do sympathize with the snoring. Hubby always says he’s not, just dreaming he’s a motorcycle 🙂
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Just give him a good, sharp elbow. That’ll end any motorcycle dreams and he’ll never know what hit him.
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Worth a shot, so to speak!
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A Thankless murder. Oh my. Well, only a handful more deaths and maybe you can breathe easy for a bit
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I am sooo looking forward to it. Not only that, but I’ll have some free time to edit again!
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There was a Twilight Zone episode with Barbara Bel Geddes who did exactly that! Only it was beef and she feed all the coppers when they got there. 🙂
Calen~
Impromptu Promptlings
A to Z Challenge Letter T
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I was wrong, sorry. It was on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and was called “Lamb to the Slaughter.” 😀
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508189/
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Haha! Feels good to be hanging out in Hitchcock’s neighborhood. Although I’m pretty sure he probably handled it better than I did. And isn’t Barbara Bel Geddes a cool name!
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That is a dark flash fiction!
~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
Story Dam
Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
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Oh, I’ve seen darker. In fact, I’ve been killed in darker. Just this month!
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This reminds me of a Roald Dahl short story where a leg of lamb is used in a murder. Another one for the wife!
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I love Roald Dahl. He’s a genius. I gotta get back to your story, is in but I’m still a couple days away from wifi. Can’t go blog hopping on my phone. My eyes would kill me. And that already been done this month.
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My story isn’t going anywhere, it’ll be there long after the end of the month, so if you can survive until then, you can catch it all…
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Ahha! Another writing blog for me to check out. 🙂 This month has been a blur of words, sorry I didn’t see yours until now! I’ll pop round to check it out later today.
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Thanks Natalie. It’s difficult to keep track of all the different blogs taking part. Hope you get the chance to catch up on my story 🙂
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Iain remembers a Roald Dahl story, which might have been the story used for an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” You did a good job with it.
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It’s the circle of life right here in the comments section! Too funny. Thanks for bringing us all together, John!
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Bonus, Frain never has to deal with Thanksgiving ever again (Black Friday is, in my opinion, the worst day of every year)! At least until his next resurrection.
Phillip | T is for Teeth
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I’ll take any bonus I can find. I’ve never gone shopping on Black Friday, but I love all the crazy stories that come out of it.
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Well it’s been a long day, but now I’m here reading about your recent death. Such a fitting end to a Monday.
Can’t wait until May when I get to start killing you. It’s not fair your wife gets to have all the fun.
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I couldn’t imagine anyone enjoying my demise so much as her, but now I’m reading between your lines Dena, and I’m starting to worry. On the other hand, it’s hard to kill a dead man.
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Oh eating the murder weapon with the police officer is such a bold move! You’ve got to love such a brazen murderer, hopefully there won’t be any turkey grease on the corpse.
Also…. Woo it’s the final week of the challenge! Which is good because my brain is some kind of mush now and I could sleep for the whole of May. XD
Here’s my “T” post 🙂 http://nataliewestgate.com/2017/04/trapped-secret-diary-of-a-serial-killer
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I am so with you, Natalie. I’m going into hibernation May 1. Who knows when I’ll come out!
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Wives everywhere will be thanking you for all these good tips you’re giving away!! Haha 🙂
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Just don’t name me as an accomplice. I enjoy my freedom too much.
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Haha 😂 this reminded me of the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl!
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