But I have met those people that like to crawl into your brain and stay there. — My family loves the series, The Shrink Next Door. I love Paul Rudd, but I want to punch his character in the face. The character reminds me of some people I’ve met in life, not to the extent of this guy, at least I don’t think so, and I’ve written…

I’m sorry, Administrative Assistants. — I’m not one for those ads that offer you compensation, if you’ve been wronged, injured or suffered severe, god forbid grave circumstances because the damage is done. Money can’t resolve it or get your life back, and when it comes to Covid, we did not have a choice. We had…

Sadly, what happens in High School doesn’t stay in High School. — “I want to fight you.” It was early morning. I was trying to get to class, and I was walking behind this guy. A girl stepped up to me, parked at my side and said, “I want to fight you.” I stared at the guy in front of me, thinking…

Dystopian Short Story — Government and Corporation are our parents, and the rest of us are children. Well, except the ten percent now that were thrown out into the cold. Harley sat back in his chair with the gray pen dangling between his fingers. The desk light dimmed, and he stared down at his…

Or maybe it wasn’t that weird one from LinkedIn? — Lately, I feel like I’m chasing shadows, falling down rabbit holes, but I know what he said. “I’ll see you soon,” a message on LinkedIn. It freaked me out. What does that mean? “I’ll see you soon. On the internet?” …

September could be an interesting month. — I’ve been sulking lately about a recent medical development. The GYN Rollercoaster continues. So, that surgery back in May of this year did not hold off Menopause, and now I have to deal with it. But I just learned today that my other GYN doctor left the practice. No letter…

Or are they “just talking” about it? — The office was crowded one morning when I came in, the ladies hunched over my coworker’s computer, and despite the surgical masks on their faces, I could read their expressions. “What’s going on,” I asked. “They are talking about Hazard Pay for us. …