Day One!
Today's jumping off point: tower of paper.
It was no more than eight to ten inches tall, but most days it loomed so large it felt more like it was looming hundreds of feet over her head. The dreaded paperwork. Something so innocuous, but it represented hours of drudgery and tedium. She tried desperately to ignore it. More often than not, however, it seemed to take on a life of its own and taunt her. On a few occasions she swore she saw it bending into a smirk, scoffing at her futile attempts to pretend that the top right corner of her desk didn't exist. Oh, the temptation to just sweep the entire pile into the trash was nearly overwhelming. Better yet, to hear the satisfying gnashing of blades in the shredder as the pages were consumed. Always in the back of her mind, though, was a vision of this horrid animated tower of paper chasing her around cubicles and down hallways. Eventually it would devour her if she tried to destroy it instead of conquering it. Somehow, that just wasn't enough motivation, and the pile remained an ominous presence she struggled to ignore.
It was no more than eight to ten inches tall, but most days it loomed so large it felt more like it was looming hundreds of feet over her head. The dreaded paperwork. Something so innocuous, but it represented hours of drudgery and tedium. She tried desperately to ignore it. More often than not, however, it seemed to take on a life of its own and taunt her. On a few occasions she swore she saw it bending into a smirk, scoffing at her futile attempts to pretend that the top right corner of her desk didn't exist. Oh, the temptation to just sweep the entire pile into the trash was nearly overwhelming. Better yet, to hear the satisfying gnashing of blades in the shredder as the pages were consumed. Always in the back of her mind, though, was a vision of this horrid animated tower of paper chasing her around cubicles and down hallways. Eventually it would devour her if she tried to destroy it instead of conquering it. Somehow, that just wasn't enough motivation, and the pile remained an ominous presence she struggled to ignore.