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1. I switched on my

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   I switched on my anti-gravity boots in an effort to escape your overbearing ways, but you fired a harpoon of guilt that prevented my ascent.  ... Tuesday, 24 August 2010

2. I hurled the porcupine

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   I hurled the porcupine towards you, hoping that it would hurt as much as the cold prickly insult you had fired through my defenses.  ... Monday, 26 July 2010

3. The power went out.

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   The power went out. The elevator stopped. In the dark you told me your fears and cried. The next day you fired me to keep your secrets safe.  ... Sunday, 13 June 2010

4. I hit bottom when

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   I hit bottom when the circus fired me for drinking too much. Alone and miserable, I went where unwanted clowns go, the rodeo.  ... Wednesday, 12 May 2010

5. The flowers and puppies

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   The flowers and puppies brightened the place up, but when a man disappeared during the maypole dance, they fired the new female warden.  ... Wednesday, 17 February 2010

6. After being fired, Mark

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   After being fired, Mark really needed a cuddle. That's what his germophobic Mom had called them. Everyone else called them cupcakes.  ... Wednesday, 18 November 2009

7. I hid in the

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   I hid in the in-between, the time/space between my cubicle & the meeting rooms. Always moving, never stopping anywhere I could be fired  ... Thursday, 03 September 2009

8. Laramy you're fired the

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   "Laramy! You're fired!" The best words I heard that summer. No more Burger Hut. On to bigger things. Now I work at Burger Chalet.  ... Sunday, 19 April 2009