Ready. Set. Pose._Diet Right_A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing_A Perfect Birthday Party
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Ready. Set. Pose.
"Ready. Set. Pose."That was not the song I expected to hear as I waited for the show to start. I had heard it before, but I couldn't place the name or artist. I sat next to The Madame, my boss, as we waited for the fashion show to start. This one had somehow been announced as a global event. Apparently, the designer thought very highly of themselves and their line."What was the theme again?" I was not the Madame's regular assistance. She usually called in sick with a hangover. Eye roll."It's called: Banking Institution!" Her boss sounded like an accented cliché fashionista.'Say what?' There wa...
Diet Right
TW: eating disordersIn 2057 in America, with the introduction of “Diet Rite,” obesity was proclaimed illegal for anyone over 18、 Anyone deemed obese under current guidelines was arwww.onedoor.ccrested, convicted, and placed in jail until they were starved, force fed “Diet Rite,” or a version of the two. Because obesity and the associated health care risks became a huge burden on the healthcare system, Congress voted to make obesity a crime. It wasn’t lost on the American people that many members of Congress held a stake in the Diet Rite stock company, but since 2040, Congress had been given more and more po...
A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
TW: Swearing, brief references to the beast with two backs.I woke up with a headache that could crack a god’s skull. It panged for the pure blackness of deep space. Dusty floorboards kissed my cheek as I grumbled to my feet. Dancing in the air, particles of dust were keeping the party going. Throbbing agony pulsed with the beat of my heart. The ache extended far beyond the confines of my head into the air beyond.Curtains that didn’t deserve the name were letting in most of the sun from outside despite being drawn. I gave them a middle finger to let the bastards know what I thought of them.It w...
A Perfect Birthday Party
It was the largest family get-together than many of the people there had ever experienced. It was all to plan the ‘perfect’ birthday party for Dave. He was the oldest member of the family, and the party they were planning was for his 90th birthday. The suggestions started quite slowly, but soon started to build up to quite an event. The first idea came from ‘flashy Fred’ as everyone knew him, Dave’s oldest grandson. He was always the one wearing the fanciest clothes at any occasion he attended. He even over-dressed for his work as a realtor. He sometimes made his clients feel like the cost of...