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Proxy Voice
on Apr 15, 2007 in work Agent of torment Fred Brookbank is recounting a conversation we shared earlier. As I spin interest from revulsion--a latter day Rumpelstiltskin, I am--Kelly will listen attentively to anything the man says, because she's not really listening to anyth...
Criteria
on Dec 14, 2006 in thought I've never seen anything like it: Dale jogs with his arms by his sides, not unlike an Irish step dancer. So, as much as I enjoy spending time with him otherwise, the time came when I had to tell him that our jogging relationship was over. I don't thi...
Bells
on Dec 8, 2006 in threat Listen to each commercial closely and you'll hear them. There: the rin tinn fuckulation of the ever-fucking bells. You're not meant to listen to commercials like that, not with your full attention. They're supposed to wash over you, to leave you with...
Conversation
on Nov 25, 2006 in thought I went with L. to check out the new neighborhood café. Ten minutes later our clever banter had reached a natural pause over antipasti, and I took advantage of the fermata to enjoy the bistro's ambience of carefully-orchestrated comfort. Candle...
Deceit
on Mar 14, 2006 in thought Liz breezes in and catches the edge of my office door as if fighting the hall tide. "Hey, you have those photos ready from yesterday's shoot?" From where I'm standing I can just see the photos, poking out from under my portfolio on the desk. I discr...
Tragedy
on Feb 22, 2006 in work "I talked to him about the loan and he said he'd call me back." I know every single detail about Fritz's life, because he is a man without propriety. He is not a practitioner of "polite phone volume." His intonation is the same whether he's speaking...