A Bridal Shower for the Liar Bride

Everyone didn’t see the joke

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6 min readApr 11, 2022

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Imagine the scene. I was 23 and working in the claims department of an insurance company. Cubicles were all around me. Surely over 100 cubicles in this enormous room, with mine around the middle. Nothing special at all.

Paying medical claims at that time required a lot of data input. It was far less automated than it is today. Long…

Kim McKinney

Written by Kim McKinney

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A non-niche writer who loves a good story. My ADHD mind thinks way too much for its own good, but I have grown to love it. An idea person.

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