Well, I could do more nit picking.

Flue = flu
thought by himself = thought to himself
…=… .
etc

I liked the idea of necrozoophilia. Appropriately wicked treatment for a cold turkey. I also liked the reference to card deck and the way you used it.

You obviously though the story out and you took it quite far. Streaming the story and getting it just right takes more experience. For example: Are all the segments and episodes necessary for the story? Style: Dead pan narration is quite adequate for this subject. It actually gives the whole story a toungue- in-cheek feeling. Moreover, it matches the coldness of the turkey and the type of character Malone stands for. However, occasional shift into a tongue-in-cheek storytelling (the weight of the turkey) could be a double jeopardy.

Keep it up.

Wolffie (pejanon)