PICKLEBALLANDPOISON
A short fictional story
BY BARBARA FOX
T
ommy Lee and his partner, Hannah, were champion
pickleball players. Their coach, Zach, arranged weekly
tournaments and demos and was looking for sponsors. Tommy
and Hannah played well together, although she criticized his
aggressive way of serving and he complained when she stopped
a game to put in eye drops because of the sun.
Tommy’s fiancée, Judy, and his neighbor, Fred Heller, a
self‑professed