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One of the finalists from the last spelling bee, Mr. Ryan Harrison Hunter, has posted a prolix review of his spelling experience. It begins with an account of his childhood spelling bees:

That is, of course, until I got to the citywide bee and tanked immediately, mainly as a direct result of never having been in a room with so many Asians before.

From his account of the Williamsburg bee:

Before giving anyone a word, Jen would ask each contestant a creative question like, "If you could make one legal thing illegal and one illegal thing legal, what would you switch?" Which is sort intense. The one she asked me was, "What's an animal that isn't usually taxidermied that you think should be?" I felt my focus slowly beginning to shift from the left side of my brain to the right....

I especially enjoyed this bit:

I correctly spelled "cadential" and "embruscate," and missed madrilene, which is a consommé flavored with tomato, sometimes served jellied and chilled, but always a dumb fucking word.

In any case, you can see Harrison and other previous winners compete for the big one at the finals this upcoming October 17th, 7-10pm.