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Category Archives: office
Document of Discussion : Cubical Talk
was that you? in the pic? the stance, the tee, the shoes- i just thought he said in a rush. no, no, not me! not that tee! not me! thank god he said no hair or heave other distaste, sludge … Continue reading
Posted in accessory, cheeky, office, plastic, poetry, relationships, time, yellow lens
Tagged a real conversation, climate, from tee till the shoe, gawk, judge, nose, nosy, office mag, shush, time begets gossip, whossh
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heat and unhot
The asphalt was acting especially vengeful as if 2 was an hour it wished to send up in vapor, if not smoke. Milk would churn out butter without breaking into a sweat in this weather. I saw evidence a few … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, cheeky, colours, fashion, office, outdoors, shape, short short story, snip-snippet, woman
Tagged dress-up, fat around the waist, heat, hot, recess, summer, tank tops, unbecoming, unhot
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The Boys’ Club
Didn’t you hear about the boys’ club? Holds its meetings round the clock Behind our backs Fantasize of our behinds And talk of leaving us behind. It’s an exclusive club Mere playing ball Or mare playing ball Is denied entry. … Continue reading
Posted in adult, define, emotions, office, plastic, poetry, relationships, spine, thought, time
Tagged all male club, male chauvinism, office politics, the feminist in me, turf wars
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Narcissus Tazetta | Jasmine’s Jetsam 6
Deep orange hair on fire impaled skin bloodless and tight over erodent nose tazetta eyes large-cupped? no, small-cupped; depends on your plam, butter-cup, she is not. and it’s a hard coat this narcissus tazetta sports that hides not the bulge … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, colours, define, flowers, Jasmin'es Jetsam, office, poetry, shape, woman, yellow lens
Tagged dislike and dread, erodent nose, evil woman, jonquil, joss, midlife bulge, narcissus tazetta, narcotic ether-mare, no buttercup, orange hair, style, swollen ego
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Jungle Book
What do you get when you have a half-dressed panther walking alongside the Indian flag sans the color of peace and get a skin head with thick carbon frames to glide past them- you’ve an office promenade at lunch-time with … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction, cheeky, colours, define, fashion, office, style, yellow lens
Tagged green, Indian flag, orange, republic day liberty, skin head, style
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Sweat Garden
Typical corporate garden with plants just so, precisely spaced, pink and white flowered, evenly spread. The lawn was green, no patches of brown. So, why did I smell sweaty socks and not surgically fragrant air? The socks were, after all, poking … Continue reading
Posted in cheeky, colours, define, nature, office, outdoors, short short story, snip-snippet
Tagged boring corporataria, fragrant air, nature, sweaty socks, what smells the worst, window sill
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The Colour Green
A green monster. No, not jealousy. Kinky hair. No, not an ogre. Traces of erstwhile masters circled round her neck. No, not a slave. Blackened nails. No, not tortured, merely lacquered. Chained to the chair. Swiveled comfort, is she not free? A golden collar. No, not a … Continue reading
Posted in 55 fiction, adult, cheeky, colours, define, fashion, office, shape, short short story, snip-snippet, style, woman
Tagged cringe catalyst, fashionable disaster, golden gaudy gold, green monster, holy molly, kinks, nails
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Buzz-iness Etiquette
24 degrees. No reason to feel cold. No reason to warm up either. To anyone. The discussion was typically dull, without any snazz. Except that he kept winking. What was his point? Since when does one wink one’s views? New … Continue reading
Posted in cheeky, define, office, relationships, short short story, snip-snippet, yellow lens
Tagged air one's views, assume, body language, boring, fun, humor, imply, office, presentation, signal, style, whistle, wink, wink one's views
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The Show-stopper
lavender and blue in cross-threaded rue, even the quiet blue clashes in shiny rebellion, his eyebrows arched in helpless horror, as blue-gold glitter clamour in the clutter to keep him cool, cashed and beautiful- stoned, he is and preciously too! … Continue reading
Posted in accessory, adult, beauty, cheeky, colours, define, fashion, office, poetry, yellow lens
Tagged arched eyebrows, clothing, cringe, fashion statement, glisten, gold watch, lavender tie on blue shirt, man, metrosexual, precious stone, smooth skin, style, superstition
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Drive
They were at it again, thirty year old school girls, exchanging notes, fascinations, repulsions and secret likes, whispering and gesticulating; who were they kidding? Expressions often transcend language. These women need to be educated. I might do it some day. … Continue reading
Posted in define, office, short short story, snip-snippet, woman
Tagged act, assume, driver, English, gesticulate, ignore, like, opinion, school girl, secret, society, whisper
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