Last night as we were leaving, Seamus, H. (who we really call H. Lastname, but I don’t want to put her last name out here), and I did a spontaneous dance of joy. I couldn’t…
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Attack of the exs’ dopplegangers
One of the strange things about working in a remote office is that you spend a lot of time talking to (or chatting with — we use a lot of the instant messenger) people you’ve…
The one where Vodo’s really funny
“Okay, no Vodo, no bitchy, none of that,” Vodo said as he sat down in the booth across from me, pointing a finger in my direction. “He’s new, this is his first Grumpy’s experience. Be…
Last night’s last night of class, a beginning
Sometimes I don’t know where to begin. I obsess over first lines. I did it when I was a reporter, I do it now. I cannot start any short story until I’ve got the first…
Superpowers Revisited
After much thought, I have decided that I am going to change the superpower I wish that I had. For a long time I wanted the ability to flick people really hard right in the…
Why we love Grumpy’s so much
Tonight, Max noticed the top of our receipt. Someone asked, “How did she know we were writers?” “Because we’re nerds,” Max said. And we totally, totally are. Because only a bunch of nerds would get…