Lj Idol Writing Contest - Topic 3: Coprolite

[nodressrehersal]

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[minnesattva]

I always love it when you talk about your work. It's a side of life a lot of us, by definition, otherwise wouldn't get to see. And having grown up with enormous books full of unwritten rules, and things taken for granted, and underneath it all the desperately important drive to be normal...I'll always love seeing how many different things can pass for normal to other people :)

[nodressrehersal]

Thanks so much, minnesattva. It's interesting - in real life, too, people love to hear about what I do for a living. I'm always careful and respectful in how I speak about things, and obviously names were changed here to protect the innocent.

I think about "normal" all the time, and who gets to define what fits within the parameters.

[basric]

Well written and very interesting.

[nodressrehersal]

Thank you so much - I knew right away that this was the story I wanted to tell for this prompt, but I wasn't sure others would find it as interesting a topic as I do!

[mac_arthur_park]

This was a really fascinating read, and well-written.

[nodressrehersal]

I'm glad so many readers found it interesting - thanks for your kind comment.

[jessm]

I would love to be a professional organizer. I once worked at a place for a week - before quitting at the end of that week (the company wasn't for me), I organized the entire office. Anyway, this is an incredibly fascinating story. Thank you for sharing it!

[nodressrehersal]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much for reading and commenting. My accounting background has been an incredible asset to owning my own business, since I can do all the financial statements, invoicing, sales tax, and payroll reports.

[lilycobalt]

This was funny and yet sad at once. I hope that she was ready to get help eventually.

[nodressrehersal]

That's a really good point, nialyind. It's easy enough to remember the "funny" aspects of what we encountered with that client, but longer-lasting is the sadness of her reality. Thanks for commenting.