Fresh Words

A 100-word bookish fantasy tale

Photo by Bill Adler

“Have you tried the freezer?” Mary wanted to watch a movie, but I couldn’t. Not tonight.

“That’s a myth. Books don’t stay fresh in the freezer.”

“Is that so?” Mary jabbed me with the TV remote.

“The moment you open a book, it starts to revert to the author’s first draft. Grammar deteriorates, characters become…