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Duplici-Tea

January 18, 2024 9 Comments

By Kari Kasad

There are only two reasons politicians visited these parts: campaigns and calamities. We have both.

Years ago, our infrastructure was deemed unimportant to fix. Then trains carrying contaminants exploded, seeping toxins into the rivers and our bones.

Now I’m serving desserts to the elites in attendance. They’ve forgotten, but I haven’t.

The president is posturing at his podium. Taking what seems like a reassuring gulp of the tea made from our “perfectly fine” water. What’s less reassuring was watching his staff secretly replace the kettle with an identical one before the photo op.

Unfortunately for him, I switched out the sugar.

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  1. Michael Talledes says

    January 18, 2024 at 7:14 am

    Very interesting piece I loved it. Well done!

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    • Toni Brayer says

      January 24, 2024 at 9:20 am

      A great story in 101 words.

      Reply
  2. Kevin says

    January 18, 2024 at 9:17 am

    A fine piece. Kudos.

    Reply
  3. Cathryn says

    January 18, 2024 at 9:59 am

    Hello Kari,
    Well done. Interestingly, while the politician was eliminated, the ongoing ecological disaster remained unaddressed.

    Reply
  4. Ephra Behn says

    January 18, 2024 at 10:39 am

    Revenge is sweet. Nice one ~ good title, good story!

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  5. Maggie Elliott says

    January 19, 2024 at 3:48 am

    Brilliant. Politicians beware, ignore the little people at your peril.

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  6. Chadd Lin says

    January 24, 2024 at 8:52 am

    I love this. Could have been something in a Chuck Palahniuk book! Sometimes doing the right thing requires doing the wrong thing.

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  7. Liz Gauffreau says

    January 24, 2024 at 12:16 pm

    Excellent story!

    Reply
  8. Pamela Cartlidge says

    January 24, 2024 at 3:12 pm

    Just desserts!

    Reply

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