I feel out of place at banks. Granted, I feel out of place in most public establishments, but especially at… Read more Tell It To the Teller
I feel out of place at banks. Granted, I feel out of place in most public establishments, but especially at… Read more Tell It To the Teller
It seemed like a good idea at the time. As so many things do until the practical issues never imagined… Read more Sushi Terrorism
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For many, it’s easy to write off a librarian’s job as “nominal.” “Effortless.” “Undemanding,” even. But there is perhaps no… Read more Taking A Hit For Literature
Randall McQuaid had never known anything other than a comfortable life. Like the sons of the fellow millionaires he grew… Read more The Patriotic Millionaire
While the pilot proceeded to remind passengers that January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Joanna tried her best not to… Read more January Is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
It had been a decade of “historic” events thus far. “Historic” being a polite euphemism for: a whole lot of… Read more The House Has No Speaker
The talk never ends. Talk of “being different” or “doing things differently” this time around. The dredging up of the… Read more New Year, Same B
She asked if they could first meet outside of the Ritz, where she was currently staying for an indefinite period,… Read more Appointment at The Wolseley
For years, I thought I had dreamed it. That it was nothing more than a bad nightmare. Something I had… Read more The Trauma of Seeing Mommy Kissing Santa Claus