She woke up on December 26th, and it was Christmas Day. That is, it should have been December 26th when she woke up, but instead it was Christmas again. The exact same Christmas that she had lived the day before. A lot of people would be thrilled for Christmas Day to get stuck in a … Continue reading Groundhog Day 2: Christmas Again
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I'm not a big fan of Christmas and the holiday season in general. All the pressure to be joyful seems pretty naive if you pay attention to the news. The world is shit, but for one month everyone is supposed to ignore that and hang up shiny decorations and buy presents no one needs. I'd … Continue reading The holiday spirit flowed through me
Using the empty office seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean, I know that open work environments are all the rage and that they are supposed to be great for collaboration and stuff, but the lack of privacy is going to take some getting used to. Besides, all they have me doing … Continue reading A new coworker and an empty office on Christmas Eve
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, My distinguished colleague painted a harsh picture of my client as a Christmas villain worse than Scrooge and the Grinch combined, a lunatic who would kill someone for giving her a Christmas present she didn't like. What my colleague failed to mention was the nature of that unwanted Christmas present. The gift (if … Continue reading Elf on the Shelf as a justification for murder?
People used to live here. It was a nice neighborhood. Now it is ruins. There used to be a thing called Black Friday. On the day after Thanksgiving, stores would have big sales. Some stores opened super early in the morning with special early bird prices. People lined up outside the doors waiting to get … Continue reading The final Black Friday sales
Kim Z. Dale 