One Day in October_Money Talks in the Middle West_The Guilty One_Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold
Catalog Guide:
One Day in October
I’d like to think I would recognize an October sky without the Gregorian calendar telling me to expect one. There is an unmistakable ambience in the air, offered by its clouds and the clear blue sky and the aging leaves pointing their fingers up at the daylight moon. Especially here in California, where the seasons are subtle. We have to be more aware of the details, because that’s all we get. It is a slow shift. There’s no massive exodus of green leaves, and no snowstorm announcing Jack Frost’s pending arrival.There’s just October.And that beautiful sky, I think to myself. Today’s is just lik...
Money Talks in the Middle West
So I moved to Indianapolis last Tuesday night while the night was dark and the weather cool. From Southern Illinois. The books I read and the people I know all say the same thing: The Big city's a "tough place". With mom and my girlfriend both dead and a recent diagnosis of Major Depression, I figured Indianapolis might be for me. Main Town had no business or room for me, anyways. Ironically it was not "Main"-ly anything but ordinary, if not "Main"-ly overtly conservative church-going and unjust. When the most important lady in my life, my mother, died, the local church president asked me for ...
The Guilty One
The man sprinted through the empty subway station. It being mid-winter did nothing to prevent sweat from pouring down his back and soaking into his cotton dress shirt. The leather messenger bag jumped around at his waist, tugging at his shoulder as he ran. He scanned his MetroCard and resumed his race against the train. His loafers smacking the tile floor echoed through the empty halls. He turned a corner and saw his train stopped at the platform with its doors open. The automated voice saying “Beware of closing doors” called throughout the sleepy station. Before he could jump aboard, the doo...
Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold
All the sales representatives have a healthy competition amongst themselves every month. The 2 representatives that are usually first and second are Jerry and Linda. This month, at this point, Jerry is ahead of Linda by $ 1000. Today, being the 23rd day of the month, the quota must be met in one week’s time.The 28th day of the month has arrived. All the employees sales are listed on a chart. Jerry has reached the quota for the month. The list indicates that Linda is $ 5000 below the quota requirement for the month. She has only 2 days to match or surpass the sales quota for the month.Mr. Richa...