two fell swoops

I wanted to write a quick note about an awesome Scrabble Competition Tim and I are competing in next month, and encourage you to support team Swoops!

826 Michigan, an “nonprofit writing and tutoring center offering free literacy programs to over 1500 kids each year,” is hosting a scrabble contest at Conor O’Neils on September 28th [UPDATE: Possible reschedule to Nov. 23rd!] from noon-8pm. Team raise money to “unlock” cheats that they can use to beat other teams.

You can donate to the Two Fell Swoops to help us triumph by clicking here Then, you can come see us & cheer for us, dressed like a team, on Sept 28th!

We know times are tough, but if you have some pennies to spare to help the Swoops prevail and help kids write, please chip in! We promise we will represent our readers well. See all the cheats below:

$25: Trade out a letter
$50: Wheel of Fortune: buy a vowel
$100: Flip a letter over and make it blank
$150: Add 10 points to any letter to increase its value
$200: Add Q, Z, or X to any word
$250: Passport:play a word in any non-English language
$300: Consult the dictionary for one turn
$400: Reject an opponent’s word for no reason
$500: Invent a word (must have definition)
*****A secret $5 cheat will be announced on tournament day.*****

Or, if you are feeling competitive, you should enter, so we can laugh at you (as per the rules of the event), and beat you. Don’t test us. We’re good at scrabble, and we’re also good at cheating at scrabble (seriously, ask our friends.)

This message was brought to you by Tim leaving the house with the words “I can’t believe I’m responding to the last 20 minutes by going to get you ice cream.”