The first thing I saw in the office this morning was a guy in a shirt and tie. I flew into a panic.
I immediately realized I’d forgotten the memo: The boss had reminded us to dress business, not casual, as we were having important visitors from China. They may be capitalists now, see, but they’re [...]

Let me get the bit about the title out of the way: It has nothing to do with anything, but I found it written all by itself in a text file I just opened while typing this post. I was saving it for a rainy day, or whatever kind of day it might be when [...]

Dear co-worker,
As a copy editor, part of my job is precision — that is, picking the exact word for the situation. Consequently, when you foist your own work upon me, I request that you at least take on this small duty of mine in return. For example, I require is an audacious phrase to [...]