Hig Pig

Looking for a writerly diversion that won't make you feel guilty for playing a game? Hig Pig will stretch your brain and vocabulary at the same time.

To play, all you do is solve a riddle with two 1-syllable words that rhyme. My first riddle was:

a robber of published compositions

Know what it is? I didn't at first. Too early in the morning and I hadn't had any coffee yet. So I clicked on the Hint button which said: try "ook" rhymes. That did it. Book Crook.

Give it a whirl next time you're a little cross-eyed from too much plotting.