Executively Branch Out

You have been elected president of the United States. When you get to the White House, you find out that there’s a note from your predecessor. The note says “Good Luck,” but when everyone else leaves the room the words on the note disappear and new words appear: “Look in the bottom drawer of the desk. There’s a hidden compartment. You will find more instructions there.”

You have been elected president of the United States. When you get to the White House, you find out that there's a note from your predecessor. The note says "Good Luck," but when everyone else leaves the room the words on the note disappear and new words appear: "Look in the bottom drawer of the desk. There's a hidden compartment. You will find more instructions there."

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Brian A. Klems is the former Senior Online Editor of Writer’s Digest, and author of Oh Boy, You’re Having a Girl (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster). Follow him on Twitter @BrianKlems.