First she declared a bonus for landing on Free Parking, then accidentally-on-purpose collected twice for passing Go. But even when she raised the rent on me, I didn’t object: it’s comforting to know that even at her tender age, my daughter’s got what it takes to run the family business.

Ingrid Jendrzejewski grew up in Vincennes, Indiana and loves cryptic crosswords and the game of go. Recently, she won the Bath Flash Fiction Award. Links to Ingrid’s writing can be found at ingridj.com and she occasionally tweets @LunchOnTuesday.