Archive for January 2007

Another

Posted to Work on 17 January 2007, with 2 comments so far.

by Steve Russell — Age 59 — Bloomington, IN Every time I do this, I think of the months of blind anxiety in World War II and wonder who has the better deal? In the upper left of my screen is my son Paul by webcam from Camp Falcon, outside of Baghdad. In the lower [...]

Living

Posted to Work on 16 January 2007, with 1 comment so far.

by Elizabeth — Age 22 — Carmel, NY When I was young, I volunteered (or was volunteered by someone else; it seems unlikely that I would offer myself up) for a childcare position at my church. During the service, I would watch the babies while their parents nodded along to the sermon and while the [...]

The

Posted to Work on 15 January 2007, with 7 comments so far.

by Heather Kristin — Age 33 — Brooklyn, NY “Help me, help me!” I screamed at 2 a.m. in the opening chamber at Studio 54. My fellow pre-pubescent, pony-tailed, matching pink party dressed co-workers echoed my cry with each flicker of the strobe light in an over-scaled children’s bedroom. Five girls, including my shy fraternal [...]

Back

Posted to Work on 14 January 2007, with no comments so far.

by Tom — Age 41 — Roswell, GA I’m 41, but I’ve been sick for the last three years, unable to work. But I just started a new job this week, for a natural health magazine in Atlanta. I’m nervous…working my way back into the world…my first day of kindergarten all over again. But no [...]