working class
TagSpecial Beam Cannon
My cousin owns his own construction business.
Working for the County
Three years back when I still worked for the county, a woman called to notify us that her neighbor was hoarding dogs at a residence within the city limits, where—by decree of Ordinance 871—only four dogs per household were permitted.
Watching Cement Dry / Cab Shorts
When I was 16, I worked for the Peoria Park District
and I had to get up at 5 a.m.
Pay Day
It’s hard bringing the old hot oil out at the end of the night because the waitresses are usually camped in the alley behind the bar, smoking a joint and showing each other dick pics on their phones.
Cornelius
Me and Dunable were raiding the racks at Goodwill, searching for cheap clothes to wear to school that fall, when I came across a faded blue work shirt with a white patch over the left breast pocket, where the name CORNELIUS had been spelled out in red cursive stitching.
Hands Off
Christmas, Mineral Man! shouted Twerpie. Get your hand closer to that press, it’ll be off!
I Went to Work at IKEA After Bobby Died at the Bowling Alley
I went to work at IKEA after Bobby died at the bowling alley.
The double-slit experiment
Tara always used to take the piss out of me for being “posh”.
From My Driveway
I live at the edge of the ghetto.
The Maintenance Man in Hell
It is a thankless job.