Archive | 05.02.2010
- Shutdown Fever
Hugh McLean was walking across the parking lot on his way to the cafeteria for his lunch. He'd drawn second shift for lunch, and was getting pretty hungry after five hours of steady work in the cab of his crane. As he walked towards the double doors leading into the cafeteria he noticed the small groups of workers, all of them engrossed in animated conversations. Something was up, and when so many of the guys were talking about it, it couldn't be good. He wondered if someone had been killed on the ... more
- Stories, Screenplays, and Reality Ch. 01
"I don't know if we can make it work," was the flat response from the other end of the line. I looked at my phone in irritation; was it possible that people were just this dense? The deal couldn't possibly have been any better, with minimal risk and up front investment, and a large profit potential.
"That's fine," I said after a moment. "I'll keep looking around and you can hang on to my number in case you change your mind." And that was that. It was the third rejection in five weeks, ever since ... more