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TWO TRUTHS, ONE LIE PROMPT

Truth Be Told

You Asked, I Answered.

Karen Schwartz
3 min readAug 4, 2022

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There’s a lot to be said for the adage, “Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies.” Writers asked other writers what we could come up with to play the game, “Two truths and one lie,” and I jumped at the chance. Unfortunately, few played along, but for those who did, I commend you on your reasoning.

There were different takes on the game by various authors — some chose outright lies, while others did what I did and embedded a lie within a modicum of truth.

Here’s the story if you missed it. If you want to play along, please don’t read any further until you’ve made your guess. If you’re brave, why not add it to the comment section?

For those who ventured a guess, let’s see how you did.

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Karen Schwartz
Karen Schwartz

Written by Karen Schwartz

Children's picture book author, fiction writer, personal essayist, kindness specialist, and lover of chocolate.

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