It started innocently – for me anyway—as such things often do. At a poetry reading. He hadn’t been attending, but saw me through the coffee bar window and came in specifically to meet me. A powerful man; so attentive. I was flattered and quickly gave him my heart. Seemingly alarmed that I, in his words, […]
Two halves of the same soul; together we were one. I wanted her life to be about me, and only me. But she refused to give up her’s to focus on mine. So I left her—to teach her a lesson. To make her feel what it would be like without me. She is stronger than […]
We all know that the Managing Partner is on his way to a Board position. One of us is to be his successor. To his credit, none of us has a clue which of us it will be. He has mentored us all; helped us all advance our careers. One among us wants the rest […]
Embarrassing as hell. We’re the premiere analysis company and we’ve been spied on and infiltrated—after one of our own analysts produced a seminal report on how to avoid such a situation. That’s what got the old guy fired. Well, not really. At this level of the game, you get asked to retire—not fired. Unless you’re […]
Make the bits fly, the disks spin. That’s what I do. There isn’t a computer I can’t hack, a network I can’t intrude. Lucky for you, I’m one of the good guys. The Deadly Elite call me their Girl Friday. Actually, there’s more than just me. My cadre of fellow technologists are the backbone of […]
It’s not my fault. It was my grandfather who squandered our inheritance, and he did it long before I was born. Still, I’m tainted by his failures just like all the rest of his descendants. On the other hand, his brother parlayed his fortune and now his children and grandchildren are growing it even more. […]
Intelligence. Dedication. Integrity. All admirable qualities, but they’re for saps. The only way to get ahead is to run with the big dogs, and I’m running with the biggest, baddest of them all. He’s already gotten me into executive management, and as long as I watch our backs, or do a job here and there […]
Something’s afoot. Our Managing Partner is even more reserved than usual. There’s hectic activity in the other partners’ offices and their administrative assistants are on high alert. No one is available to switch through the reception desk. I’m the best gatekeeper, but I miss the variety of caring for the partners now and again. The […]
My cousin is the analytical, level-headed one. I have the reputation of being a hot head. Neither is strictly true; but enough so that when he interrupted our extended vacation with words like “Armageddon” and ‘annihilation” it would have been absurd not to take notice. This is the same man who described the […]
Infiltrators shall not victimize our firm. Employees and their families depend on our leadership. There have always been predatory corporations; those that see a business they want and think that it’s just another cog they can force into their wheel. Usually they don’t take the time to understand the nuances and details of running the […]
