This 1-of-1 NFT is a short story that Matt Fortnow, co-author of The NFT Handbook, wrote in 8th grade. The assignment was to write a creative short story. As most of the kids in the class wrote about a day at the shore or trying to win a prize at the carnival, Matt bucked the trend with a thriller inspired by Dirty Harry and Death Wish. A favorite story amongst the guys in the class, the teacher found it “Quit gory.” I think she meant “Quite.” One of her comments was that I used improper grammar in a ransom note. I knew the grammar was off, intentionally. I told her that the character in the story who wrote the note was not concerned with grammar, making it more authentic. She didn’t believe me and dropped a B on it. Such is the life of a writer.

Matt also drew the cover for the story as well.

The owner of the NFT can access the full story, complete with all of the teacher’s red markings, in the unlockable content area.