09/24/2024
With her buttocks resting on her calves, she kneels in the center of the hotel room; alone or not, she doesn’t know. She can only feel the cool air blowing from the air conditioner. Plugs stop her ears, and he has glued skin- toned patches over her eyes. She appears eyeless because of carefully applied make-up blending the patches into …
09/24/2024
Monday:Jeff said, “Thanks for coming over. I think I’m doing something wrong. Can you help me?”“Sure,” Carol replied, “What’s going on?”“When I try to import a new document into the system, I’m getting this weird error message. I’m not sure what it means.”“Let’s take a look. Oh, I see what that is. You aren’t doing anything…
09/11/2024
Not even an appointment. Not a chance my boss would see him. And it was five minutes until lunch time! I couldn’t believe these salesmen, ever hopeful. But he was insistent, so I finally rang the boss. “A George Randolph here to see you.” “Does he have an appointment?” came my boss’s voice. She has […]
09/11/2024
You can tell a lot about someone by the blanks she leaves on a job application. The little gaps in her job history speaks volumes. A question left unanswered is like a confession of past wrongs. People expect me, as Human Resources manager, to read what’s in a resume, but I’ve always felt that it’s […]
09/11/2024
Dissy was (and still is) a pretty brunette with gray eyes, an appealing, healthy body and an irrepressible sense of fun. She had just recently finished her dissertation and gotten her degree, and was working part-time for a trade association while she evaluated her career options. She was currently mulling over a sales position. Even […]
09/11/2024
“You shouldn’t smoke in this office.” “Should I put it out?” “No, that’s okay. How are you today?” I paused for a second, listening to the silence thunder in my ears. “He left.” “What happened, Carla?” “He told me yesterday, after fucking me. I told him to make love to me, but I guess he […]