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A Worthless Worrisome_Cry The Wolfe_My friend and I_Employee of the Year

Evelyn SpencerChris CampbellIm Stories 04-07

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  • A Worthless Worrisome
  • Cry The Wolfe
  • My friend and I
  • Employee of the Year
  • A Worthless Worrisome

    "Oh no," I whispered awww.onedoor.ccfter Johnny and I left the coffee house and parted ways.  He's going to propose to me, I thought.  To be honest, I had never really envisioned myself married to Johnny. He was handsome and strong, and quite the business man, but I suppose it was so good it couldn’t be true. As I stepped onto the bus, I banged my head against the window, not really feeling the pain.  I stared at the moving grass, the concrete and buildings moving so fast. What would it be like to live with Johnny for the rest of my life? I loved him (at least I think I did), and wasn't that what mattered? ...4XQone door

    Cry The Wolfe

    ALERT: Childish behaviour and Adult profanity… “JÜRGEN! Kommen Sie!”“What is it?”“Quickly! I can’t believe I’m seeing this!”“Seeing what?”“I was focusing on der exoplanet, Proxima B and I spotted a naked woman on der planet walking away from my view!... Ja! You can see her tucus, look!”“Ridiculous!!? Let me see…”Dr. Jürgen Muller, head of the German branch of SETi - Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, nudged his colleague, Instrumentation Engineer Thomas Wolfe, away from the telescope’s eyepiece.“…Are you crazy? There’s no naked woman and that’s not Proxima B.”“…Ja, you’re correct, Jürg...4XQone door

    My friend and I

    About eight years ago, I went to dinner with a dear friend I had known for more than 40 years. It would be the last time we would see each other and by the end of that evening I was deeply shaken. But more lasting and more unsettling than this has been the feeling of loss without his friendship. It was a sudden ending but it was also an ending that lasted for me well beyond that evening. I have worried since then at what kind of friend I am to my friends, and why a friendship can suddenly self-destruct while others can so unexpectedly bloom.My friend and I were used to going to dinner together...4XQone door

    Employee of the Year

    When two police detectives entered the accounting department, everyone looked up. They quickly returned to work.Head of accounting, Cynthia, bid Penelope Grass into her office.Once inside, Penelope said, “I want a lawyer.”The cops looked at each other. Cynthia stared at her desk, shaking her head.Detective Stiles said, “We have a few questions, Ms. Grass. No one’s making accusations.”“Talk to Shelly, in HR. She deserves a grilling.”The detective’s talk with Shelly had led them to Penelope. Shelly described Penelope’s histrionics at Chad’s promotion over her. She also suggested other reasons Pe...4XQone door

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