It was her last year teaching at Brigadoon. She was tyring to enjoy every moment she had left in this magical place. But the writing was on the wall. Declining enrollment had made her fate obvious. She would be laid off this year for certain. She began to think about buying a restaurant as an… Continue reading Lesson About Birds
Category: Shit
Lois
Lois had worked as a waitress for Kristie’s family for fourteen years. She was reliable, dependable, and friendly. She was a capable head waitress who taught the rest of the staff the proper order and cleaning techniques they needed to learn. How to clean the slime snakes out of the ice cream scoop water bath.… Continue reading Lois
40 Stairs
Forty stairs down and forty stairs up carrying a book bag, an insulated lunch bag, a purse, a gym bag, and a thermos of strong, hot, black coffee. Down and up carrying enough packs to look like a Sherpa climbing Mount Everest. It’s getting to be too much for her. She has become more of… Continue reading 40 Stairs
Senior Picture
Kristie was wearing her favorite blue sweater and her mom’s gold mustard seed necklace. Her reddish blond hair was long and straight and her big blue eyes were expertly made up to match the sweater perfectly. She was lovely. She was excited to show her parents the proofs of her graduation pictures. They were sitting… Continue reading Senior Picture
Every Woman
Don’t take this the wrong way, but every woman is a whore. Women know exactly what they must do to make their husbands happy. Women know how to get a man to do what they want and need. They may have to give a little something or change their behavior in order to get it,… Continue reading Every Woman