1) Your great-aunt and uncle get you a 1,000-piece puzzle for your birthday. “What fresh hell is this?” you think, as you pull it from its dollar store gift bag. But not wanting to hurt their feelings, you give the performance of a lifetime. You raise your eyebrows and widen your eyes, as you roar, “Wow! I’m going to start this bad boy right now!” Two days later, your great-uncle calls to ask about your progress. You exclaim “Going well, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!” then say you have to go because you smell something burning (later identified…
Author: Karen Gilmore
Karen Gilmore
Karen is a humor writer whose work has appeared in The Feathertale Review and Little Old Lady Comedy. Always on the cutting edge of technology, she recently joined Twitter (@reluctantkaren). She respectfully asks that trolls bring something other than "Ok, Karen."