Category Archives: Reading
Thank you
I texted my father — our first message in months — asking if the link he had sent to an online photo album was real. He said it was. I selected the first photo: Two-year-old me, smiling wide, nestled in … Continue reading
Appearance Alone
His name was David, but most just called him “the street fiddler.” David was a disheveled, older man who was a regular fixture in popular places in our city, serenading passers-by with unusual skill at his violin. In exchange for … Continue reading
Culinary Possibilities
We the People Of The United States Don’t Eat Like We Used To…and that’s a good thing. Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, my mom’s dinners were limited to a short rotation of roast chicken, London broil, shrimp scampi, … Continue reading
Strangest Restaurant Spots?
Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
Reading this story, I have hands down been one-upped. Have you? This story has two parts; one making you ponder the obvious question “where’s the weirdest place you ever had a meal?”…
Smokeless Break
My supervisor recently got very angry when a few employees lined up at the time clock shortly before quitting time. She said we must keep working every minute until the end of our shift. However, her concern for productivity seems … Continue reading
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