School’s out. It’s 2003. Where did you go? Home, of course. That’s where the best after-school snacks were, where you did your homework, phoned your BFF,…
Author: Terri Schlichenmeyer
About that latest project at work: you and your team are all in the same boat, and it’s sinking fast. The whole situation’s awash with problems,…
Upper management came out with a new policy last week, and it’s untenable. They can’t expect people to put up with these new rules – they…
Why are you so nosy? The answer to that is, well, because there’s so much to know! You can learn a lot of interesting things if…
The guy on the road next to you takes up a lot of room. At least he’s not taking his sweet time – he has a…
The first time you saw it, you knew you’d have to see it again. You were obsessed with the comedy. You couldn’t get enough of the…
Hit that “spin” button. Hit it again, one more time, move onto the next “one-armed bandit,” take in a show, watch water dance, gawk all you…
It was a dinosaur bone. Not really, but it was fun thinking that it was. You were just seven years old, but the truth (it was…
Someone is out to get you. There’s a target on your back, a big bull’s eye on your chest, and a dozen possibilities why. Jealousy, for…
Memories flood your brain at the oddest times. They’re spontaneous and unbidden, random, and fleeting. You may be tinkering in the kitchen, and thoughts of a…
Ahhhhh, a quiet night at home. You’ve been promising yourselves that for a long time. A nice dinner, maybe a movie, or soft music and conversation. …
Flat as a dinner plate. That was the surprise on last night’s commute home – a flat tire. An inconvenience, a hassle, and an expense, but…
You’ve been over-the-moon before. Just not in the way you want. No, you’re someone who needs to see the Earth for yourself, from two hundred thousand…
The checkmarks marched down the columns like hand-holding toddlers on a daycare outing. You cast your vote for this candidate. You liked what that guy had…
Just a little sniffle. That’s how it all begins: a sniffle, a sore throat, achy body, cough, you know the list. Being sick stinks, and it’s…
