400 Words: The Literature of Everyday Life

Breakups

Bridge Pee

by Victor Giannini—Age 23—Brooklyn, NY
Early on I knew if you can apologize with enough sincerity, you’ll be forgiven for anything. And if you can enjoy faking that sincerity, then you can do anything. I’ve never been able to fake it. It has either shot out in a thick hot stream like this piss […]

Middle-Aged Dating (for Guys)

by Bob — Age 56 — Atlanta, GA
Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat says that if you are in the service industry, you have been globalized. Your job can be done from anywhere –- even if it’s filling orders at McDonalds, or even if you’re a hooker. Here’s how that works –- escort services […]