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Chez Pee-Air

It was the end of the shift at the popular chain restaurant where I worked. Several of the servers were in the locker room getting ready to go home. The two employee restrooms were also located there. One of my co-workers had been waiting for the end of the shift to use the restroom and […]

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Et Tu, Caesar?

In restaurants, there is a job called food runner. That’s an additional hand to help bring out the food when it is hot and ready. At my restaurant, it’s me. In addition to bringing out the food, we ensure the guest has everything they need to enjoy their meal. On this day, I was bringing […]

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Baby’s First

You want a gross and awkward story? Well, here you go. I think it was you who warned me that baby’s first poo was going to be exceptionally nasty. Yes, it is. Right after my daughter was born, as the nurse was bringing her to me to place on my chest, she let it go, […]

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Nailed It

It was the late 80s. Long acrylic nails were a fad my mom decided to get into. This was before CDs took over and cassette tapes were still a thing. I’m not really sure what started it, but my mom was holding one of my brother’s cassettes tightly while he tried to snatch it from […]

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Lend Me Your Ear

I was just a kid when the Army sent me to Vietnam. A lot of things happened and I just couldn’t tell you why. One of them was that I had this necklace with ears strung on it. I was at a bar there one night and a Marine walked up to me and got […]

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