Monday, October 20, 2008

Incorporated

His hands were covered in correction fluid, blotched white to the wrists. The man at the next desk watched over his computer screen, speaking slowly into the phone. With each jab of the brush, the photograph withdrew. Business proceeded.

2 comments:

Laura said...

Makes me long for a speedy return to the office world.

Linda Campbell Franklin/Barkinglips said...

The last office I worked in was open plan. They called my area "Lindaland" and I melded into the shipping department and from there the freight elevator.