Numbers lined up but wouldn’t balance. It was not that something was wrong with the accounting. The numbers just refused to resolve themselves into something intelligible.
“Did I do good boss?” the clerk asked.
“I can’t tell,” Candy muttered. The clerk’s eyes widened and her breath stilled. “I’m sorry,” Candy said. “It looks like you had [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Grenholm’
Segment 13.2
Posted in 13 Episode Thirteen, tagged Blog Fiction, Grenholm, Templeton on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Segment 10.1
Posted in 10 Episode Ten, tagged Blog Fiction, Grenholm, Issacson on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another pop quiz in English Lit. At least the shuffling and muttering that served as a transition from quiz to class gave Immy enough cover to continue unloading her discontent on the only person who ever listened to her, her best friend Pearl. “Candy. What kind of name is that for a grown woman. I’m [...]
Segment 9.2
Posted in 9 Episode Nine, tagged Blog Fiction, Grenholm, Sackett on March 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The fur coat threw off a warm, musty scent from the sunny front window space it occupied, making it seem even more out of place just blocks from the public beach on a day that would easily draw a crowd of people in tiny bathing suits.
“I’d love to move that,” the clerk muttered. She [...]