Tiny Tales of Everyday Horror
My co-worker got into an accident today. It wasn’t bad, just enough to set off the air bag. He was in the van we got from Florida. Before we got a hold of it, it had been abandoned and became infested with rats. Well, when that airbag activated, it launched all those years of rat […]
MoreI’ll come right out and say it: even though I am an animal lover, moths are not high on my list. But in my defense, there is a story here. Years ago, when we came back from a family vacation in Sweden, we noticed when we finally collapsed on the couch after unpacking the family […]
MoreA co-worker told me a story of how her dad grabbed super glue instead of eye drops. It has made me extra vigilant any time I use them. That, however, did not stop me from using Clearasil to brush my teeth that time we were trying to use up the travel tubes of toothpaste. As […]
MoreYou know where this is going, don’t you? Well, I’m not going to tell the story, but I will impart the lesson: If you ever find yourself with a bug in your ear, avoid the impulse to face that ear downward and try to shake it out. A bug’s instinct when in a dark place […]
MoreOk, here’s a real-life thing that happened to me. I went to this dive bar in Tucson called The Green Dolphin (it’s gone). I ordered a glass of Coors, took the first pull, and felt something wiggling against my front teeth. Reach in my mouth and pull out a live cockroach. I take it up […]
MoreDuring Finals Week, back in college, I got real sick. I think I had the flu or something. I don’t know what it was, but I felt awful. You know how those professors are, though. No excuses. I knew I would have to come in to take that test. I went in dutifully, and almost […]
MoreIt 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 […]
MoreIn 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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Spiders In My Bathtub 