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Dumpster Diver's avatar

"scared nearly inconitent" - well played

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Molly Graham's avatar

Love this one.

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V Moire's avatar

Well, I don't think any of us expected him to say that. You always show us you never can tell how someone will react.

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Joe's avatar

He's a hard man.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

There are many of those

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Joe's avatar

Yes, but your surprise ending still got me!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

You know I love that

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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

When I worked in retail, we usually got free snacks when it was payday. Interestingly enough, and I’m sure it was totally just a coincidence, most of the food we were given were days away from being expired. Couldn’t afford to give their employees good raises, and they had to cut hours, but they could afford to give us almost expired food every other week. I dislike Edward Belland so much.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I have been fortunate in the boss department, but I know there are thousands of Edward Bellands out there.

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Carol Angel's avatar

Owning your own business puts one at odds most of the time. Too nice, taken advantage of, too remote and the crew doesn’t want to perform. It’s a fine dance...

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

This is one character, in one story. Though I must say, it's fact that fast food franchise owners for years got wealthy off the labor of underpaid , mostly high school kids.

I'm gonna side with the labor force nearly every time.

Though we must remember that I'm writing works of fiction, not teaching a sociology or business class.

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Carol Angel's avatar

I enjoy your take on life…

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