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Daft Fish

The Label on His Shirt

While climbing the escalator on the way up to the office, I saw an Indian man wearing a t-shirt that still had the sizing label on the back of his collar. I contemplated whether I should tell him about it. After a few seconds of contemplation, I thought he could

Stopped Talking To Bugs

You know, all this time in the office, I have been getting indignant about who says hi and bye and who doesn't. I have been taking shit personally when someone walks past and chooses to overlook my presence. Now, however, I have re-framed my mindset: I'm

We Can Go To Conferences

Our team lead posted on Slack that his manager said we can attend conferences. If they’re relevant to our work, of course. Can you fucking believe it? We are allowed to attend conferences, man. You know, see a bunch of people who want to be at the center of

A Sad Tune

💡This post may contain video game spoilers My partner and I started playing a new game. It's called Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. The game was set in a fairy world where trolls and mystic creatures were commonplace. While progressing through the story, we chanced upon

Tar Man

Me No Vice Gerard got through school without tapping into any of the usual vices that entrapped most kids his age. He studied hard, saw trouble, and walked the other way. He was laser-focused on academics; everything else faded into irrelevance. Another One Years passed, and Gerard was now an

The Rat Stall

Mom's Word Hung Nguyen graduated from college a few years ago. He studied Computer Science because his mom had told him that it was where the money was. Hung was an only child, so it was a tad too difficult for him to stray from the path his

Ex-Company

Lone Wolf or Alienated Dog? Hazel was socially awkward. She didn't have many colleagues she could call friends, but it didn't matter -- she wasn't there to make friends. Besides, being a loner was nothing new to her: the only friends she had growing

Voice Operator

Alabama Jack was on the cusp of flicking the kill switch. The future seemed predictable and the present bleak. It suddenly made sense why people fall asleep re-watching an old movie. They say, "Sleep is the cousin of death," and he was one nap away from seeing the

Boryledmeashtray

💡Post intended to be read sequentially. Click here for part one. Huddle Me This Albert rendezvoused with Sam after his embarrassing yet life-changing encounter at the cathouse. He found no shame in admitting he left the building still chaste, and in response, Sam urged him to keep the spotlight on

Gimmedemudders

Hearing Things Albert, a young musically inclined software engineer, has a tendency to repeat two gibberish words every few minutes. The medical term for it is Tourette syndrome. The mysterious words are "gimmedemudders" and "boryledmeasthray." It happens so often that those surrounding him sometimes ask if