The week had gone well. The house in Summit was quiet by nine, the children finally asleep, the calendar for the following day already organized. Nothing was wrong. And still — somewhere in the middle of an ordinary evening, on a couch in a house...
The promotion came through on a Tuesday. By Thursday the inbox had returned to its ordinary size, the week had resumed its ordinary shape, and there was — not disappointment exactly, but something for which disappointment would have been easier. Disappointment has an object. It...
Why do I keep having the same problem with every boss I have? The job changed. The company changed. The title changed, and the industry, and at some point even the city. What didn't change was the boss — or rather, a particular quality the...
Something is off. The appointment happened, or the test was ordered, or the symptom has been there long enough that it can no longer be explained away. No one has said anything definitive yet — or something was said that raised more questions than it...