The One Thing I Did Not Expect!

I Came To Her For Help and She Poisoned Me

Katie Michaelson
3 min readOct 30, 2024

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My fingers hugged the warm mug. “What kind of tea did you say this is?”

“It’s valerian tea, dear,” her voice was soft and rather hypnotic. “You said you dug some today.”

Thunder cracked and the lights went out. The fire in the stone fireplace flickered as Witchy Woman lit candles.

I felt dreamy — light. “Yes, I spent the morning in my garden.”

“I’d love to hear about your garden. What plants do you grow?”

I became agitated. Why wasn’t she making my potion? I started thinking about all those hundreds of friend requests I’ve received from jerks — all with a yacht and a dog! I bet they don’t even have a dog.

Widowers who retired from work on an oil rig!

I hate them! It has to stop!

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Katie Michaelson
Katie Michaelson

Written by Katie Michaelson

I've lived! Retired therapist, fosrter and adoption specialist, and researcher. Farmer, gardener for 55 years, crafter, storyteller, tutor, and mentor.