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In defense of cheating at crossword puzzles

sudshr47 December 22, 2018

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My name is Rachel, and I am a cheater.

No, not that kind of cheater. I cheat at gamesUno, mostly, on family vacations. There was a very sticky incident with a game of Mille Bornes once. And getting caught in the act during a round of Hi-Ho Cherry-O when I was a young kid still shamefully burns in my memory.

Lately, I’ve been engaging in a different sort of cheating. And while I know that my typical illicit game play is wrong, I feel — mostly — no shame about this new kind. Because, for now, it’s justified. Read more…

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sudshr47 November 1, 2018

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