This afternoon I finished reading Word Freak by NPR contributor Stefan Fatsis, a saga of the competitive Scrabble universe and his descent into its lovable madness. After reading the final pages, of course, I had to check the National Scrabble Association roster for Stefan's current rating: 1565. I'm sort of glad to see it's down from his writing-period high of 1733. I've never wondered before if researching other people's hobbies could be hazardous, but Scrabble sure sucked this guy in! Still, I was completely entranced by his story, and was thrilled to see photos of some of the book's Scrabble personalities on the NSA site.

Posted by Hilary at March 30, 2005 03:09 PM