Suburban Dog / 4. Taking the Leash
Brightside was appreciative of the guidance and critical input, but oftentimes the task in question was already processed and completed before the email from Harold was ever opened. Going into the second month of the new work arrangement, Harold was sporadically looking at the online portal to appraise the ongoing work performed by Brightside. One late evening, upon multiple attempts to log onto the Dichter Boswith & Crongower online work portal, Harold came to realize that Brightside must have changed the login settings.… (0 comment)

Suburban Dog / 3. Let Loose
Harold still found himself checking in on certain chores as a habit, only to confirm that Brightside had everything under control. The dog, with an uncanny sense of responsibility, managed the household with an ease that left Harold both impressed and slightly unnerved.… (0 comment)

Suburban Dog / 1. Paw Favor
In a moment marked by domestic exasperation yet tethered to his unwavering dedication to work, Harold turned to his trusty dog, his loyal companion, and exclaimed, “Brightside, if you could lend a paw and take out the trash, I would be forever grateful.” This was not a serious request but was born of frustration as Harold attended to the call.… (0 comment)

Transcendental Scream
My head was pulsating with excitement and my mind was rotating through multiple scenarios. Fantastic success stories in which I envisioned something greater than the possibilities presented hours earlier on the tenth floor of an office tower near the airport.… (2 comments)

Appliances for Ghana / Part 4
The original plan to determine Nathan Meprizer’s displeasure with ramen, and the eating of it, was to spy on him and observe his eating habits. The process of observation was basic to science and the plan was sound, but Rita only had days to determine whether Nathan’s exception to ramen would be her undoing.… (0 comment)

Appliances for Ghana / Part 3
Rita hardly felt the urge to celebrate, as the process had not delivered anything useful to date. Dr. Carbonell was a contractor of the company, and therefore, in Rita del Pando’s mind, he was a PhD subordinate. He was laser focused on his work and obtuse in recognizing Rita’s need for some sycophant suck-up.… (0 comment)

Appliances for Ghana / Part 2
Rita was not going to be blindsided by a 5th Dimension Time Protector freak event. She was the angelic protector of Super Ramen Nikomu and its launch. Willis and Chandra would need to be activated and rise to the level of paranoid anxiety that Rita had achieved over the last three days.… (0 comment)