Grumpy Coworker Haiku

Grumpy Coworker Haiku “Happy birthday, friend!”“Make a wish,” they demanded.Then I disappeared. “Donuts have arrived!These are from the fancy place!”Gosh, I do not care. “We are going out.Can we get you anything?”A quiet thirty? “What a great weekend!How did you spend your days, pal?”Avoiding humans. “The new product lineSeems like it will be a hit.”I’m …

Willa’s Impact

Willa Wallace was wildly intelligent.  Her days were spent making businesses better, helping clients save the world and generally leading her best life.  Her parents were proud of her.  Her friends were proud of her.  Her colleagues were proud of her.  She was proud of the hard work put into making this her life. Every …

Drive in

Thoughts from a summer night waiting for the sun to go down so strangers in a community college parking lot can watch Netflix together. Mosquitos and humidity. I’m quite ready to attend real indoor theaters again. Rain? Rain. All of my allergens are heavy in the air tonight. Pretty sure all of everyone’s allergens are …

Orders

“Charlie Six, what’s the order?” I panicked. I hadn’t actually heard my callsign before those words before. Charlies one through four were gone, and five had traditionally been skipped in this unit because the first Charlie Five kept shouting, “Charlie Five is alive!” like a crazed robot. No one wanted a repeat of that nightmare. …

A Voice From the Hallway

“Good evening, Darren,” called a voice from the darkened hallway. Darren pulled himself from sleep, frightened. “It is as the prophecy foretold then,” Darren said.  “Precisely. You know why I am here?” The voice asked. “Yes, my debt is owed. You have come to collect,” Darren stated. “You are correct, mortal. Have you made peace …