Strangers from the Train

"two strangers enjoy a love of sex and music"

Travelling on the tube can be a right pain, but, it’s the best way to get to work. To make it more enjoyable I like to watch people, their mannerisms, and invent little fantasies about them. If you get the...

Jackoffs and Douchebags

"Payback's a bitch - with a strap-on."

I got shit for brains. – Nervous Eaters, 1986 Josh was a mistake. Victoria knew it when she saw him walk in, swaggering across the floor toward the bar like he owned the place, looking around to see if anybody...

Finding the right co-worker

"The true story of how we hired a telesales person"

In my second sales job, in a time before the web and cellphones, I was working in downtown Boston for a small software company. As things progressed, the company decided to hire two new telesales people. The preference was for...

His Mother’s Best Friend

"On the day of his mother's funeral, a young man spends some quality time with her best friend."

“You’re only 29, gotta lot to learn. But when your Mommy dies, she will not return.”The Sex Pistols, 1977 On the day Daniel Congress buried his mother, it rained like hell. Absolute buckets. The morning had broken bright and clear,...