Stories tagged with "boss"

  • Managing I 1/2 Inspired by text

    She shook her head, not willing to answer.

    She knew what was coming.

    “Lillian, when I gave you this job one week ago, do yo…

  • Death Relieved Inspired by text

    I groggily opened my eyes who knows when, looking into a bright light surrounded by three dark shadows. I tried to sit up, bu…

  • One entered the desert, but another left

    The air shimmered from the heat of the merciless sun beating down on the sand and twisted sage and scrub bushes that dotted t…

  • Unnecessary Accessory

    “I thought you’d be taller,” was as clever as I could muster.

    “Siddown,” he clipped, never taking his eyes off mine.

    I low…

  • Phone Call Inspired by text

    The Rollins brothers owed Mr. Trazelli a lot. He had seen their potential at a young age when they tried to rob him. He caugh…

  • Pine Ridge Adoption Agency Inspired by text

    The Pine Ridge Adoption Agency sat on the corner of two very busy streets. There wasn’t a pine tree within 500 miles of the r…

  • Introduction Inspired by text

    I was still sitting at my computer, pretty much doing nothing. I had finished all my work, so why not have some fun?
    I pulled…

  • Homeless Contact Inspired by text

    My phone rang. I jumped, knocking it to the floor of the car. It was the boss.

    “Yeah?”

    “I have called in Preston, my best a…

  • What He Wanted Inspired by text

    He was the most feared and hated man in six big cities. He owned warehouses, ranches, companies, cabins, and undeveloped prop…