Coming of age

“Amy, can I talk to you for minute in my office?” The young woman who was a college freshman did not know what her supervisor wanted. She had only been on her shift for a[…]

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Kids these days

The video shows this: A cell phone moving through the kitchen at a loud party, in to the living room. A strobe light, loud hip hop. Young bodies grinding against each other. Wonky guys hoping[…]

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The desk

“I won’t go any lower than twelve.” I was sweating, but Mr. Johnson looked calm. He’d been calm for the whole fucking negotiation, all forty-five minutes of it. He was slouched in his black leather[…]

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