The driver pulled up to the house and checked her phone again; who was she supposed to be picking up? The company – White Gloves – worked through an app that had all the information; the client’s name: Brenda; the pick up and drop off addresses, as well as the date and time for the job, and any other additional information that might be required. A simple job, pick her …
Wednesday: The Hospital
Ben came to and found himself sitting in a hospital bed. He looked around to get his bearings, the place was familiar but at the same time completely foreign. Like it was a place he had seen on TV but had never actually been to. He pushed himself into a sitting position, tried to swing his legs off the edge of the bed, and found that he was actually hand …
Tuesday: Lunch
Brad blinked his eyes, looked around; he was in his home office staring at his own image in the computer screen. He felt disoriented, like waking up from a heavy sleep where it takes you a few minutes to remember you had fallen asleep on the couch watching Wheel of Fortune. It didn’t feel like where he should be, but it was familiar. “You need to get that sorted …
Monday: The Seed
He didn’t know where he was going, he never did. He just followed his instinct where it told him to go and stopped when it felt right. He didn’t know if there was some higher force above guiding him, telling him in subtle ways where he should go and where he should stop; or a force below guiding him. If he was being frank, he didn’t really care. All he …
Tele-Grams
The TV was on though I was barely paying attention as I sank into the couch. I stretched to the table to grab some chips, my hand landing on an empty bag. I reached down to the floor; two empty bottles of soda, an empty bag of jujubes, and no chips. I might have to actually get up if I wanted to get something to eat. The thought of …
Found Revelations
Being a housekeeper at a beach side resort was never my idea of a glamourous job; but it did come with some perks. The best was all the stuff that was left behind in the rooms; the bottles of alcohol, books, some clothing, money – all free to whoever found it if it wasn’t claimed within a week. All great stuff, but the most interesting thing I found were a …
Coax the Chipmunk
I woke up with the idea in my head; it was almost fully formed with plot details, the rising tension, and a great climactic scene mapped out. From that point it just felt like transcribing. It was going to be a breeze of a day. Then I actually got out of bed, and the dream, and the story, all those plot points and characters and that great climactic scene; they …
Information Input
I came to inside a white room with no doors and no windows. To say I ‘woke up’ didn’t fit as I didn’t experience any sort of grogginess like I was emerging from unconsciousness. I simply wasn’t, and then I was. I was there in that white room with no doors and no windows, and a faint glow of light emanating from the corners, it’s source unknown or cleverly hidden. …
Rolling Tumbleweeds of Fur
The Kind One is very nice to us. She feeds us, gives us water, we are always warm and dry wherever we are. The apartment we live in is not very large, but there are lots of things to chase around that make noises, and tall things to climb so we can look down and keep an eye on our shared space. If I’m ever feeling lonely, I can call …
Helping Grandma
It all started in the kitchen, where most of life’s important decisions are made. Not in any intellectual sense, but in the stomach and in the heart. Making a ham sandwich for his little brother, Giacomo took down the bread from the pantry, untwisted the opening of the bag and pulled two slices from the middle of the loaf. They were thick and soft, perfect bread for a sandwich. He …