"How far will a loving wife go to save her prized possession?"
Fuck!Mrs. Johnson’s head snaps toward my screech. Then, with a shake of her head, our eighty-year-old neighbor returns her attention to her immaculately maintained flower bed. No doubt formulating a story about her crazy neighbor for the church group’s gossip...
"How my experience progressed"
It seemed to be just a normal working day when it started.We were expecting the arrival of a senior partner — someone known by everyone in the office except me, the teenage work experience girl — and he duly showed...
"Maddy's had a crush on her boss, Viraj, for ever. She's finally acting on it."
Madeleine rubbed her eyes and stifled a yawn. It was 6:00PM and she was still at her desk, trying to wrap up work for the week. She knew she just needed to get through these last few items on her...
"A personal confession of a boss who longs for discipline"
“The Leland Stanford Junior University...” I gazed at the elegantly embossed words at the head of my framed diploma. Mounted on the wall of my office, it was the one crown jewel that I allowed myself to wear, with my...
"Friends, sex, and finding purpose on a grocery store night shift."
December 18th 2:18 a.m.“How much longer?” Simon asked.Hector looked at his watch. “T-minus six minutes.”Tracking our thirty-minute lunch break was an extreme sport.Mary joined us, her recent nap still clinging to her posture. “Six minutes? I still haven’t eaten.”“Hey, that...
"Friends, sex, and finding purpose on a grocery store night shift."
November 16th 8:02 p.m. My interview was at nine in the evening. I didn’t care to find it odd as I pulled on my best pair of faded blue jeans in preparation. The position was for night shift anyway and...
"Two friends caught in the moment"
It had been a fairly quiet day at the store, one of the very few there had been since Covid had made people scared or selfish. John had finished all he needed to do with a couple of hours to...
"Rachel was nervous enough going into the job interview, and then she met the secretary."
The ad seemed simple enough. “Help wanted. Full-time work in a professional atmosphere. Duties include but are not limited to…” All that corporate jazz. I wasn’t in love with the work-life, but my mom sure wanted me out of the...
"Appearances can certainly be deceiving."
Washing the muck and grime from my hands, I was feeling pretty good about myself. A man had brought a car into the garage, saying his gearbox had gone to the shitter and he could get only two of the five...
As Mr. Connor stands in the closed stall, Jimmy Baker bounds into the bathroom, making his way to a urinal, unzipping on the fly."Why you always pee in there, Mr. C? 'Fraid someone might laugh?""I prefer my quiet privacy, if...
