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Charles Kunken's avatar

…than what they told us at the last PTA meeting.”

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Kern Carter's avatar

Ha! Could you imagine???!!!

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Charles Kunken's avatar

🫣

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Joy West's avatar

The truth is that air filled ball people keep trying to hide by sitting on it in a swimming pool but can't keep down because it'll throw them off of it eventually, so face it head on or else it'll eat you alive.

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Kern Carter's avatar

Yes!!!

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C. Elyse's avatar

He began, as one who tends to gaslight does. The team stood motionless, the temperature appeared to drop or maybe it was my imagination playing games. Regardless, Bill stood speechless when Cynthia slammed her hands on her hips and shouted, "The truth! What the fuck are you talking about Bill? You wouldn't know truth if if slapped your ugly ass face!"

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Kern Carter's avatar

I so look forward to your responses to this. Your imagination is so intriguing.

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C. Elyse's avatar

Thank you, and I have you and the workshops you hosted to thank for that; I wish you posted these more frequently!

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Suchitra Sukumar's avatar

The truth is much scarier when you're on a low-carb diet. (Sorry! :D )

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Kern Carter's avatar

🤣🤣🤣 love it

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Rona Gofstein's avatar

When it's the lie you'd prefer to believe, she thought. Because the truth was she was in love, but she was going to keep telling herself she wasn't.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

So let’s pretend we know what they know.

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Nicholas Poulios's avatar

Good Luck Kern,

The secret is out, if you eat this pizza you will be write 5000 words with ease like I did.

And that is a cool thing right ?

https://www.coles.com.au/product/destination-italy-5-formaggi-with-fig-sauce-pizza-434g-7027402

PS

Perhaps you may need to visit Melbourne, Australia !

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Kern Carter's avatar

A visit to Melbourne doesn't so bad!

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Nicholas Poulios's avatar

Hi Kern, yes, I had one the other day from my local supermarket. Import from Italy; the sauce is a fig jam. I was curious, as I have tried and liked toast with cheese and jam combo in a cafe and love it. The pizza is 9 out of 10, it is so delicious. Well the story is about not having caught a nasty virus during lock down and with relief , you have an appetite and can only think of a pizza - dumb hey LOL?

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Kern Carter's avatar

Hahah love it! And now I must find fig sauce in Toronto

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Nicholas Poulios's avatar

She drew the blinds and then looked left and right for any signs of life in our street. Then asked if I still have a cough or a cold sweat. I am fine I said, I can't put down this cozy thriller. She smiled and said if I was hungry. I thought of the five cheese pizza with fig sauce, the gourmet box she bought yesterday.

"Yes!" and wondered if we still have the chilled bottle of Lambrusco in the freezer.

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Kern Carter's avatar

You totally went in a direction I wouldn't expect. Curious how the quote inspired this? And also, fig sauce on pizza? Is that a thing?

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

The truth is much scarier when it's in the dark. I'll get a light and we'll give it a look together.

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Kern Carter's avatar

Nicely done!

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