How would the SR play the story?
I suppose it would depend on whether I survived. And, of course, what kind of news day it had been.
Was just discussing this question with colleagues, after one advised me not to get struck by a bolt from the sky this afternoon.
Anyway, I'll send a coveted reporter's notebook to the reader who comes up with the best imitation of a nasty comment that one of my non-fans might attach to the online version of the story reporting my mishap.
You know: “Never liked him. Served him right for riding a bike.” — Muchbrain69
“He deserved it for having a job he loved and for getting attention that should have been lavished on me because I am an angry but unrecognized genius.” — Braveheart22
“Boring.” — sagesuck03
OK, your turn.
Features writer Paul Turner is a columnist for The Spokesman-Review in the Features department. He writes "The Slice" column, which appears six times a week and produces general features stories for the Today section.
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