Licensed to kill time

This is part of my Fiction Friday series. I kill time. I kill time all the time. I am a serial killer of time. I strangle it with stupidity. I butcher it with bitchiness. I slaughter it with silliness. I vanquish it with vapidness. I clobber it with clicks. I torture it with trolls. I murder it … Continue reading Licensed to kill time

Sometimes I forget myself

This is part of my Fiction Friday series. Sometimes I forget myself. I forget that I'm often lonely and frequently sad. I forget that I'm at least 20 pounds overweight. I forget that I no longer dye my hair just to do "something different" and now do so out of the obsessive necessity to cover my gray … Continue reading Sometimes I forget myself

20 more two-sentence horror stories

I recently saw a list of two-sentence horror stories that have been circulating on the Internet. Most appear to have come from this reddit thread in which someone asked "What is the best horror story you can come up with in two sentences?" People posted some really creepy ones. I decided to see what I … Continue reading 20 more two-sentence horror stories

Bad responses to a job interview question: 13 variations on a theme

Below are 13 possible answers to a common job interview question. I don't recommend you use any of them. "Describe a time when you were challenged." 1. What does that have to do with anything? 2. Describe a time when I was challenged? By a "job?" Please. Nothing so banal as a mere job can … Continue reading Bad responses to a job interview question: 13 variations on a theme

Friend request unacceptable

This is part of my Fiction Friday series. "He doesn't even know me. All he knew about me was that one comment, which he completely misinterpreted, but suddenly this guy has a PhD in everything that's wrong with me and feels it's his duty to let me and everyone else know. I hate Facebook." "True, but sometimes … Continue reading Friend request unacceptable