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All posts tagged

boredom

January 19, 2015

The Most Boring Clue Results Ever

by Kate Hahn
March 18, 2011

An Open Letter to Floors 16-22 of the Sheraton Hotel

by Nancy Slagle
May 4, 2007

Mundane Dreams

by Jessy Randall and Daniel M. Shapiro
July 2, 2004

Sestina: Astronauts Give Up

by Christopher Kennedy
July 5, 2002

Taco Charlie, Part Three

by Cheryl Wagner
July 4, 2002

Taco Charlie, Part Two

by Cheryl Wagner
July 3, 2002

Taco Charlie, Part One

by Cheryl Wagner
May 15, 2002

Executive Coach

by Mike Topp
February 13, 2002

My “Take Our Kids To Work Day” Diary

by Christopher Orlet

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November 13, 2018

If People Talked to Other Professionals the Way They Talk to Teachers

by Shannon Reed
May 13, 2022

Ten Possibilities the Applebee’s Waitress Considers Before It Occurs to Her the Women in Booth Fourteen Might Be a Couple with Two Children

by Susan Perabo
May 2, 2022

Welcome to the Middle-Aged Restaurant. Please Stop Complaining

by Wendi Aarons and Denise Schipani
May 2, 2016

I Would Rather Do Anything Else Than Grade Your Final Papers

by Robin Lee Mozer

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I Regret to Inform You That I Can Get Pregnant with My Legs Closed

by Sarah Hutto
May 18, 2022

A Passenger’s One-Star Review of the Trolley Ride from the Trolley Problem

by Tyler Gooch