What Ann Likes About her Job (new fiction)
Never marry into a family that used to be something. They’ll never be anything again and all the financial support will be up to you. Wow. That sounds a lot bitchier out here than it did inside my...
View ArticleManufacturing Crisis
It’s 8:55 on a Monday morning and there are already a dozen emails from Lucy. She sends them whenever a thought occurs. I scroll down for the one with my orders for the day. Subject: Hello and...
View ArticleThe I Want You Dead Girls
When I walk into the office Thursday morning, Rachel is at her desk, her printer spitting out papers. The I Want You Dead Girls are loitering in the boardroom. “We starting another campaign already?”...
View ArticleTell Me Something About Bugs
“Well, it’s the end of the month,” says Rachel, stretching. “Time to get on our 5S reporting.” I groan. At some point before I started, Lucy had fallen for this office-management system. It involved a...
View ArticleRachel’s Task Management System
When I head into the office the next morning, Rachel is sitting at her desk with her eyes closed. One hand is open at shoulder height, the other hovers over her To Do list, which is spread out over...
View ArticleRachel’s Approach to Time (new fiction)
This is a continuation of my novel-in-progress, Human Resources. You can find part 1 here and parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 After a long day of trying to appease Lucy, I head out to Rachel’s desk. She’s...
View ArticleMoney is a Made Up Concept (fiction)
“I wonder if it would work for money, too.” I say to Rachel the next morning. I’m feeling amazingly well-rested and happy. There might just be something in this slowing down time for a better sleep...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Eat the Flowers (new fiction)
Because Spring is on its way and I feel like making things up, here’s another instalment of my novel-in-progress, Human Resources. You can find the previous chapter here Odin and I had had a fight, one...
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