When I tell people what I do for a living most of the time they are enamored and make comments like, WOW! That must be so much fun! Or I wish I could find a job like that! I know … ( read more
Tag: confessions
Warming the Frozen Soul of a Caregiver
It was a cold winter night in December. I looked around the neighborhood as I get to the Group Home facility where I work as Caregiver. I felt the chill in my spine that froze up my marrow as I … ( read more
The Unseen Life Of An Undercover Police Agent
I wanted to share some light on what its like to be an undercover police agent and confess the hardships and unseen real life encounters that are faced. I can’t reveal my name because I still work undercover but I … ( read more
Manhattan
[This story is an experience in my life, written in the third person.]
As she walked through the doorway in her sequined black evening dress, she felt a pinch on her behind and saw a smile on the face of … ( read more
The Cubicle
Working Class Hero, was a song by John Lennon, where he sang about being born and being made to feel small and being given no time at all, being in so much pain, you start to feel nothing at … ( read more
Working—sort of
I work if you can call it that…. I’ll explain in a minute.
My husband of several decades passed away 12 years ago. I froze and starved for most of a year without a job, no car, and living 16 … ( read more
Me? Sell Cars???
So here I am, single Dad with four (yes 4) kids, ages 10, 9, 7 and 5, the dust from the separation just settling, I have rented a great house in the country, have bought an old truck that has … ( read more
Traveling Salesman: The Chicken That Wasn’t
I’m a traveling salesman; I sell replacement windows and permanent siding. Most of my appointments take me to far-away, remote (albeit not ‘exotic’) locations. And as a commissioned-only salesman, every opportunity to sit down with a potential client is an … ( read more
From Eligibility Worker to Food Stamp Recipient
I was an eligibility worker for over ten years, in two different states, three different counties and three different decades. But in spite of all of the changes, the job is basically the same, no matter where or when you … ( read more