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* "The Cobbler's Bench" by Dafney Dewitt (Truth or Dare) 10, 10, 10
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* "The Cobbler's Bench" by Dafney Dewitt. The four female friends have
gathered and Jackie's house to play Truth or Dare. It will be a night for
telling stories. The rules of the game are simple. Each of the women will try
to tell the scariest, sexiest story that she can. The others have to guess if
the story is True or just a Daring Lie. Whoever tells the scariest, sexiest
story that is believed to be true will win. The only other rule is that there
are no other rules. Everything is fair game. The winner can do anything to
win.

The other important element of the story is that Jackie tells her friends that
her daughter's pet ferret has escaped. Of course, ferrets like to burrow into
very small dark holes. If you pull on their tails, they may bite. Many pet
owners have had their fingers bitten to the bone and nearly amputated. The
Japanese are reputed to have used ferrets to torture prisoners. I wonder what
role the ferret will play in this story!

This was a thoroughly enjoyable story!

Ratings for "The Cobbler's Bench"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10