"Her breath smelled like graveyard rot"...love it! This felt like a fun commercial for placebo treatments until the twist at the end, though maybe it still would work :)
I was expecting a twist with such an open and shut storyline. After all, meddling someone's meds is pretty universally evil. What I got...bro im just staring at it like 'wtf.' That's not meant as an insult, I just have no idea what that was.
Oct 29, 2023·edited Oct 30, 2023Liked by Bill Adler
Jeeeze. Hallowe'en is sure bringing out the weird on Substack this week. The ghoulish, the blood-dripping, the morphing, the terror, the slaughter... Bring it on! Get it out, I say!
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and the spooky season, my favorite time of year That has nothing to do with the waterfalls of candy, but everything to do with how the wall between our world and other worlds weakens in October.
Warning: side effects may include lycanthropy.
Ha ha ha! Better read those labels carefully!
All medicines have side effects, and I think that's truest for placebos.
Yes, that needs to be printed in bold on the label.
Ahhhooooo! Werewolves of London. Should play some Warren Zevon to this! ;)
Definitely!
You know, Alexander...I think I’ll do just that. 😄🎶
Good choice! ;)
That was a twist I didn't expect.
Thanks, Patricia. I'm glad I could surprise you.
Nice one. Great ending!
Thank you, Tree. I like the ending, too.
Definitely didn’t see that one coming. Love it!
Thanks, Scott! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed The Better Pill.
Didn’t see that coming at all, Bill! Excellent twist. What a story - and what a gruesome way to go!
Thank you, Justin. I smiled when the ending popped into my head.
Surprise ending!
Thank you, Shielagh.
Brilliantly unfolded. The dialogue is excellent, Bill. The tension was incredible
Thank you. I had fun with this story and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I am reading widely to get ideas about dialogue - you seem to have a knack for it - vivid, realistic.
"Her breath smelled like graveyard rot"...love it! This felt like a fun commercial for placebo treatments until the twist at the end, though maybe it still would work :)
I wish I had a placebo that made me sleep through the night. Wait! Maybe that's not a good idea. ;-)
I'm glad you enjoyed The Better Pill, Bryan.
Wow. That was a serious temper tantrum. 😬 Never marry a werewolf wannabe, I guess. 🤣
Don't mess with werewolves. Also, don't mess with anyone who wants to become one.
I was expecting a twist with such an open and shut storyline. After all, meddling someone's meds is pretty universally evil. What I got...bro im just staring at it like 'wtf.' That's not meant as an insult, I just have no idea what that was.
The mind's power is beyond our comprehension.
😂😂🤣🤣
:) I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
Well that was a terrifying twist, bravo!
Thank you very much, Redd.
Jeeeze. Hallowe'en is sure bringing out the weird on Substack this week. The ghoulish, the blood-dripping, the morphing, the terror, the slaughter... Bring it on! Get it out, I say!
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and the spooky season, my favorite time of year That has nothing to do with the waterfalls of candy, but everything to do with how the wall between our world and other worlds weakens in October.
Oh my!
Be ready for the unexplained and unanticipated, especially around Halloween.
Yikes!
Right? It's a scary world, and the seemingly impossible is possible.
Wish I'd had one of those pills when I was much younger. And I got a good laugh about the guy thinking he'd get make-up sex.