Microfiction
Beware of Repetaplans
Does it ever feel like that there is that one person who looks busy? Generally, they do the same thing as if they are doing something but wasting time. I noticed this with one of the bosses in my company, who rearranged a specific area several times to show some "relevancy." This person was just too lazy to come up with some real improvements instead. So, I named it repetaplan, for repetitive actions only to avoid doing any real work. Even children will do useless activities not to look bored or to be asked to do something more tedious. It is curious to watch a person go out of their way to avoid the actual work or responsibilities of their job. I am sure this is in every workplace and home across the nation. There are hard workers, and there are those trying to avoid it all together to make themselves look better. It is best to call them out and expose them, but the buddy systems keep them in control. When too many repetaplan types are in a business, it will eventually suffer due to the need for more effort to address real problems. These plans have similar patterns, and if you know what you are looking for in the action. They could be called out for laziness. The intention is not to be productive but to avoid more work. Please watch out for such games being played.
By Sarah Danaher3 years ago in Fiction
Liminophilia. Runner-Up in the Neolomicro Challenge.
With an elegant flourish, Sylvia placed her signature on the last page of the document. She capped her Watermark pen, set it on the desk and swiveled her chair to gaze out the floor-to-ceiling window of her executive office. Dusk was setting in but she wouldn’t leave yet. She swiveled back around and unlocked the bottom drawer of the desk, pulling out a glass and a bottle of single-malt Macallan scotch.
By Kate Kastelberg 3 years ago in Fiction
Punkafunkamoraphobia: With Application Pending
Ninety seconds elapsed since I divulged my diagnosis to Jerome as we walked along La Seine. He hasn’t stopped laughing. He was safety. My gay 'boon-coon-man-friend'. My Alabama-confidante who left for Paris at 16 yrs. never looking back.
By The Dani Writer3 years ago in Fiction
Canaticulous
For the meaning of the word "canaticulous," please see one Kyle Raynor of Wheitah, Indiana. After listening to covers of eighties hits played on ukuleles and recorded in rooms with poor acoustics, Kyle starts his shift as a sales clerk at Nature’s Bounty Market. Not that he works, so much as talks about how any given modern film pales in comparison to old films he had never actually seen.
By Kera Hildebrandt3 years ago in Fiction
Harvesance
Art: Brian Keith McMurray Summer-sting, she calls it, when sweat seeps into her eyes. She hates it more than barbecues, which are overrun with flies. The heat haze over searing roads she truly loathes the most, for it portends the height of summer, wherein she’ll stick and roast. Beads of perspiration exude from every pore, and with the buzzing gnats around her, she often went to war.
By Brian Keith McMurray3 years ago in Fiction
Why must people be so Litefractious? OR Keeping priorities straight
'I'm throwing a good-bye party for Anna. Just eight of us one meat entree one vegetarian.' "Can't. Jan's gluten free. Libbie's paleo plant based. Mark is New South Beach. Minimum six different entrees for the 8 guests."
By Paul A. Merkley3 years ago in Fiction
Vicarishame - 2
This story has been written from a female student's perspective. I'm taking this cool film class, like really cool, where we watch a lot of movies from all over the world and talk about them. I really love the professor, because he is young and cool. I'm learning, like, a lot.
By Lana V Lynx3 years ago in Fiction
