The Angel of Death

When I first met Angela, she spoke only in nonsense words, and I think that I might have been better off if things had just stayed that way. Instead, I helped her break out of her shell and begin to talk in human-speak, which lead to me seeing just how incredibly negative someone could be. When I pick up my phone and say "hello?" the correct response is not "MY HAMSTER DIED."

Comic Book Store Domesticity

Though it felt like I worked at the comic book store for many years, in actuality I was only there for eleven months. Those eleven months were the most eye-opening days of my life, where I learned to deal with a terrible boss, a terrible wage, and a complete lack of both employment benefits and social interaction. Every so often a woman would wander into the store, though it was usually at the behest of their nerdy boyfriends. And then I got a surprise.

Riding in Car With Girl

In my college writing class, Grace and I had become very good friends. We were also very flirty, and, though it was entertaining, it seemed to be leading us nowhere. The reason we were at a stand-still is that we were both equally shy and equally awkward. Outside of our midnight pizza, we hadn't really seen each other out of school for a while, and, since the school year was about to end for the summer, we thought it would be best to get the ball rolling.

Written in the Stars

In my first year of university (read: community college) I didn't make a lot of friends. Which is actually also true of my other two years of university (read: community college). My inability to meet and connect with people was one of the driving factors in my decision to take some time away from higher learning, but this is the story about a girl who came very close to changing my mind.