MessengerI scamper down the stairs, trying to catch the train as it pulls into the station, but I know it's futile. I hear the chime indicating that the doors are closing while I'm still a good fifty feet away, and sure enough, they slide shut before I can even get within range to stick my arm in ( Read more... )

"Making a Scene"Dr. Goodman sighed as he stared at the couple on the screen. Adam and Desiree had just finished a heated argument, and while it was ostensibly about whether to get a dog, it had devolved into something much more difficult to listen to ( Read more... )

"Believe""Jeff is up next. Where is Jeff?" Craig's voice booms over the loudspeakers, and a few young bros in the back cheer as one of their own makes his way to the stage ( Read more... )

"Open Mic"

"Which is why I never go to the dry cleaners."

Wait a beat, let the laughter subside...but there's no laughter...uh oh... What's going on? Last week's audience loved that bit. Okay, play it cool, Danielle. Callbacks work, right?

"Alright, that one needs work. I'll have to run it past my accountant."

Still nothing. Dammit. Just keep ( Read more... )

"Rubbish!"

Let's see...do I have any stories about things that failed spectacularly? I mean, that I can actually tell without offending someone?

No, that's too obvious. Though I could talk about all that Ikea furniture Dad and I assembled when I first moved into the new apartment...except we got all of that right. Maybe I could fictionalize it ( Read more... )

"Noteworthy"

By the time I reached the start of my senior year of college, most of my core requirements had been taken care of, and I was free to put a couple of electives on my schedule. Looking through the course catalog, a public-speaking class caught my eye, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. Gain some confidence, meet new people, learn some ( Read more... )

"Sight...seeing?"
( They don't make TV shows about high schools like mine. )

For those of you who've been following the game over at ( Read more... )