Stories tagged “boring”

  • Customer Service (Mature)

    It never gets easier. This fucking job… A punch clock on the soul. Start and finish, minute and hour. Ever closer to death. I exist in definitions I’ve never found to be true. For eight-ten hours a day, I become labels and employee handbook...

    • Author: BA Boucher
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • Year 5, Chapter 6, Part 4, Section IIX

    I sat upright as only someone as accomplished as I am is able. This was a satisfactory movement for me, as my standards had finally begun to firm in their perfection. Training myself to be as superior as I am now has always been a hard task. As I turn...

    • Author: Atjagape
    • Posted over 2 years ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • The Widow Had a Secret

    The widow had a secret, She held it quite close, She walked the town tight-lipped, Piquing the curiosity of most. Till one dawn came and The townsfolk banged on her door. They begged, pleaded, cried, “Tell us! We can’t take it anymore!̶...

    • Author: Jesse Blake
    • Posted over 1 year ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Ashes Remain: Chapter One;; Part 1

    I sat hunched over a keyboard, punching in keys with great speed. I took pride in my work, although it was only a boring office job. I was merely a number in a sea of cubicles, but at least I enjoyed what I did, being anonymous. I heard someone clear t...

  • Staggering Minutes

    The minutes stagger by, slowed by my perception and vain desire to make them run. They glance at me, a confused stare dominating their faces. I deeply know that I want more time. I want to relish experiences and live life. I know that time will expire ...

  • Knight

    A shadow streaked across the wide open clearing, bright green orbs twinkling happily in the black of twilight. It was slim, fast, and low to the ground. It came to a stop at the fresh kill pile of the clan he’d been stealing from. He grabbed a mo...