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Best of 2006 A selection of the best original stories from East of the Web during 2006. Includes 'Death By Scrabble', 'Conner + Jenny', 'The Brass Teapot' and 'Tone'. Death By Scrabble . . . Charlie Fish . . . 4 pages A game of Scrabble has serious consequences. Connor + Jenny . . . Kate Peterson . . . 28 pages "Sometimes I wonder if there's ever an exact moment when your life changes" Finding Skerryvore . . . David Gaffney . . . 8 pages A camping holiday with the family takes an unexpected turn. Squirrel . . . Iain Grant . . . 8 pages Revolution at Ramsay and Co when Mr Ramsey appoints a new managing director. Choosing Shoes . . . Helen Bourne . . . 7 pages A cleaner talks about her double life. The Brass Teapot . . . Tim Macy . . . 12 pages When Alice and John buy an antique teapot they get more than they bargained for. Time, Again . . . Tim Maly . . . 2 pages "Before we met, you showed me your diary." Tone . . . YZ Chin . . . 7 pages A deaf girl tells her boyfriend that she can lip read his tone. Zippo . . . James Ross . . . 3 pages A man tells a friend about a disturbing recurring dream. Learning The Western Alphabet . . . Hilary Jenkins . . . 25 pages A love story in two voices: Martin Green, an English teacher in China in the 1980s, and MingMing, his young Chinese 'minder' Essence And Attribute . . . Fernando Sorrentino . . . 2 pages A man notices a small wart on his left hand. Hole For A Fence Post . . . Peter Raymond . . . 13 pages Angie helps her brothers make a hole for a fence post. Howard Lives! . . . Joseph Berman . . . 7 pages The mysterious reappearances of Howard Cosell. Responsibility and Corruption on Elm Avenue . . . Corbitt Nesta . . . 8 pages When Helen decides to buy a computer, she finds herself with a new acquaintance, Arsenius Jackson. Pumping Up Napoleon . . . Maria Donovan . . . 7 pages Napoleon is resurrected and meets a young lady. Blind . . . Ann Fischer . . . 2 pages A woman talks about her marriage. Heart is Home . . . Nicholas Kish . . . 6 pages Two men at a fishing spot see Joe and Teddy Emmanual and their sister Carrie ... The Big Deal . . . Jamie Brindle . . . 13 pages Quince sells death. No wonder he likes his job. The Blue House . . . Graham Templeton . . . 13 pages A man has to make a difficult decision.