PAUL SCHRAG: BE THE BEE >>>

So I know what you’re thinking. Adult Spelling Bee. Can you spell Grafenberg?

Unfortunately, this is a plain old spelling bee, with adults competing.

Sorry.

The Fourth Annual King’s Book Spelling Bee will pit 30 teams of Tacoma’s best spellers against one another to battle for the glory and pride associated with being able to spell.

The Weekly Volcano will be sending one of our smartest monkeys to compete. Last week he skunked the entire staff by spelling “owl.”

Little bastard. 

[King’ Books, Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., $10, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.8801]