The Final Fifteen Experiment Soon Ending What Will They Be Jon? Author’s Note: As this haiku may give away subtly, we’re in the home stretch of A Short Story a Day. My goal of 100 stories, until now unannounced, will soon be upon us, and the project will be over. But don’t fret – an anthology …
#84 Isolation
“Why is Jeremy still here?”, snarled Tom. “I know, the little creep should have left months ago”, Sandra replied. Jeremy Smith, a junior-level data analyst at Strategic Data Initiatives Inc. was not well liked by his co-workers. A natural loaner, Jeremy came into the office when he chose, left when he felt like it, and …
#83 The Plant
The plant sat serenely at the side of the desk. Every leaf a memory of the passage of time. Every branch a marker of a period of its growth, periods the family had marked by hours or days or weeks or months. The plant marked them as they were – extensions of itself, new life …
#82 Bigger Things Coming
Bigger things coming, Fiction they are not. Something epic, Will Grab 82’s Spot. The Goal I have set To Have Content Abound Makes Blogging as yet Take backstage all round But today a long post Is coming your way So poor 82 is short Will just fade away. [SSDay]
#81 Aquarium
Aquarium Day Fish are Tasty, Today I Watch And Plan My Attack! Authors Note: No, you will not be seeing my picture on the news for eating the inhabitants of the Aquarium Karey & I are visiting today, don’t worry. [SSDay]
#80 Fight or Flight
Fight or Flight, black and white Sweeping generalizations rain down hard Wrong or right, momentous or trite Categories mandated by impatient masses Despair or delight, Knocked out or upright The middle is no business of theirs Calm or incite, Forgive or indict They’re too infallible to see the truth. [SSDay]
#79 Things To Do In Between Appointments on A Busy Day
It seems that on days when appointments stack like Tetris bricks, leaving small pockets of space that are too big to ignore, too small to be useful, one is forced to consider alternatives to their usual activities. Below is a list of potential uses for those 15-30 minute blocks of time you have between meetings. …
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#78 Full Calendar
“I just don’t get it, Rich, it’s insane”, Bob said. “I agree – they’ve got us running all around the territory – no time to slack off!”, Rich said in reply. “Yea, and that’s the weirdest part”, Bob said quickly as he focused on the hole in traffic he was attempting to get in. “What …
#77 Gathering It All Up!
She was running late that morning, and nothing was where it was supposed to be. Her bag was a disaster, her laptop case in complete disarray, and the laptop had a dead battery since she forgot to charge it. She wasn’t getting any work done on the train this morning, but maybe she could gather …
To Do Lists For Sanity’s Sake!
So I’m not normally a forgetful person. In fact, sometimes I recall things that surprise others around me (i.e. random birthdays, etc…). And one thing I’ve never had trouble remembering is the tasks that I have to get done, both long and short-term. Major parts of my job(s) don’t fall through the cracks. So why …