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• Mums the Word (Literary/Grunt Challenge)

  by Mistress Elsha Hawk 9 days ago

  It was another Monday at my office. I put on my scrubs, washed my hands and pulled the first few charts. I entered one of the…

• Crumpled Paper

  by Nouvelle Bardot 3 months ago

  Its Saturday again, another family visit. I usually find myself anticipating Saturdays, then dreading them entirely. But, Sat…

• The Office Temp: Echos

  by Nouvelle Bardot 3 months ago

  “Maggie. Maggie…hmm,” James continued to say awkwardly as if he were thinking aloud.

  “Are you okay?” Maggie asked.

  “Sorry…

• The Office Temp: A Nice Cocktail Drink

  by Nouvelle Bardot 3 months ago

  “I think we’ve hit rock bottom, buddy,” Shaun chuckled. James gave him a sideways glance, then looked over at the girl as she…

• The Office Temp

  by Nouvelle Bardot 3 months ago

  “Get a load of those clunkers,” Shaun laughed as he nudged James in the side with his elbow and signaled in his usual manner …

• The Funeral Will Be Depressing, But…

  by Robotech_Master 5 months ago

  The secretary watched the family enter the clinic. The desk display showed they were right on time. Emmylou Watkins, age 82. ...

• An Anonymous Tip

  by Stovohobo 7 months ago

  Mr. Massegiller stepped out of his office, shined shoes squeaking on the tiles. “Hello, Vera, anything new?” he asked as he g…

• Kitty World!

  by Mask By The Moon 7 months ago

  “A new world order is due! No one else will step up, so we must! This planet, in a state of nearly irreversible CRAP, will di…

• This Would be what Happens when you Piss Off your Secretary

  by Saint Chuck 10 months ago

  I was in the process of tidying up when the phone rang. I walk over to my desk and pick up the phone, bracing myself.

  “Hello…

• Without His Girlfriend

  by One Time, One Chance 11 months ago

  Getting tired of waiting for an answer, I decide to prank the hospital into getting a nurse into my room.

  I dialed the hospi…