Today’s random word is pliable.
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The last sentence will be, “What the hell were you thinking?”
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She offered a small smile to Bill. “I’m interested. Tell me more.”
He fidgeted on the stool and looked into the mirror across the bar. “I needed to belong. I was afraid to say no.”
Betty liked his eyes. They were sad and kind. And his hands. Even the ragged index finger. She thought he could be saved. “Did you know what he meant by ‘we’ll just lie about what they did?’”
“I knew they would be attacked. I didn’t have the balls to walk away. My mother warned me about being too pliable.”
“What the hell were you thinking?”
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This Fiction was based on accounts by election officials in Arizona and Georgia about how they were harassed because Trump administration officials in 2020 and 21 lied about how the votes were not counted properly in their jurisdictions. You can read one account here.
I’ve been a young man, a father, and a “grand friend.” A straight-shooting partner is essential to growing up.
