The Company Man James Gianetti __________ My father was the kind of person who tried finding the symbolism in everything. One time a small pheasant soared right into our kitchen window at breakfast time. My brother and I counted the feathers as they floated on the milk in our cereal…
Read MoreLetter from the Guest Editor Karris Rae __________ I’m a fan of extremes and contradictions. When I pitched the concept for this issue last spring, both were at the heart of my vision. We spend so much of our lives waiting for each moment to pass, just to spend retirement…
Read MoreLetter from the Editor Vallie Lynn Watson __________ My first real “paycheck” job was at the Montgomery Mall—Lynn’s Hallmark, to be specific. (It was great fun, at age sixteen, to sport a nametag that read LYNN’S HALLMARK—LYNN.) That mall has since closed, and I have worked many jobs since then:…
Read MoreUndercover Boss Carly Diaz __________ I’ve been secretly hoping the new IT guy is our Undercover Boss. Brian is about 5 ’10, chubby, and has a very sad-looking mustache, like I bet if he stood still for long enough I could count all the hairs. He wears black plastic glasses,…
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