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The Electrocutioner’s Plug
He owned the property, lived alone, and spoke to no one. So had the trust fund that paid the taxes not been pilfered by the accountant no one would have known that Buchinsky had died.
The city wouldn’t have auctioned the property. The new owners wouldn’t have requested a survey. The surveyor wouldn’t have run into the barn in a sudden thunderstorm. The petrified body of Buchinsky wouldn’t have been found in the antique electric chair.
But if the key to the cellar hadn’t been labeled “grave,” the bones from practicing his suicide on unsuspecting vagrants wouldn’t have been discovered.
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This Is My Corn 
Well, well, aren’t we bright and cheerful today? Yikes! Well written – it took me a few seconds for it to process – nice shock value.
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Sorry for the lack of cheer. Seems I’m on a murder rampage lately with these stories. I took a break last week for some love, but got right back to it this week. I might want to think about being worried about this. 🙂
Glad you liked it!
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Pilfering accountant as hero. Didn’t see that coming. Mr B should have practiced on himself. Well done.
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Thank you! Who knew someone so boring (accountant stereotype evoked) could be the tragic hero.
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We accountants are unpredictable types. 😀
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Agreed. The accountant at my office is one of the funniest guys there. He keeps it interesting.
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Reblogged this on bodicea72's Blog.
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Thank you for the reblog!
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It’s always the vagrants that get it! Lol. I had a book idea once that included killing vagrants.
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Poor vagrants, such easy targets. Did you ever do anything with that book idea?
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Sure, just like any other book idea I had, I wrote a couple of pages then completely forgot about it for months and months and years. Lol. How have you been? They treating you okay in Georgia still?
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Georgia is still a good place. Plus, no snow. Can’t complain about that. 🙂
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Love it. Practicing your own method of dying on others is a very clever (murderous) twist on the normally very sad or sympathetic character (the suicide).
Cheers
KT
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Thank you KT.
Yes, usually we’d feel sad at the suicide, except he’s a murderer, and thankful for the accountant, except he’s a thief.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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I’ll bet that surveyor remembers that particular assignment… nice one.
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I bet he does! Thank you Sandra.
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excellent. in the first sentence, consider a period after “no one.” then new sentence. the many commas reads awkardly. had to re-read it to be sure what it meant. loved it.
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Thanks Rich. I like your edit suggestion for the first sentence. It will read clearer as two sentences.
Thanks for coming by and offering a comment. I do appreciate it.
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Wow! Mounting terror – layer after layer.
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Thank you Priceless Joy.
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That would be quite eerie to come across something labeled “grave” and then to find the bones. Oh, a frightening take today. Well done, Melanie.
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From one dead body to a pile of dead bodies…that would ruin anybody’s day.
Thank you Amy.
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Lovely list of “wouldn’t haves” leading to a surprise end. Well done.
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I considered putting the murder at the beginning, but decided to go for the dramatic ending. I’m glad you enjoyed.
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Dear Melanie,
If I hadn’t read your story I wouldn’t be so creeped out. I’m glad I did ;). I like the style and the rhythm. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle.
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What an interesting and entertaining way to tell the story. Loved it.
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Thank you Margaret. I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it. 🙂
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I love the gruesome ending. Great story altogether, succinctly told with that wonderful twist at the end. Well done!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s always tough to try to pull off the twist.
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I love the style of this, the almost childlike children’s-story repetition that absolutely clashes with the content. Nice one.
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Thank you mjlstories. I’m glad the repetition worked for you. Thanks for telling me. 🙂
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