Stanley’s company holiday party was Saturday night. So we slipped
on blazers and bowties and went. It can be awkward going to a party where you
don’t really know anyone, and Stanley is not often at ease in social settings
but we went anyway. It was a chance to get out of the house on a Saturday night
and he seems to like this job. We actually had fun. For me it was great to see
Stanley relax and enjoy himself. He and his favorite coworker, Loretta, played
pool. 18 years together and I had no idea he could “shoot pool.” While he and
Loretta played, I mostly stood off to the side, armed with Gin & tonic, and
watched the people, which is what I tend to do. I’m a writer, but mostly I’m an
observer. There was the woman in the red suede wedgies and too short white
skirt (White! In January!) and the short, beefy guy who did one armed pushups
with the owner of the company sitting on his back.
A few weeks ago, I started work on my next book. The other night I got up at 3 a.m. and wrote a pi…
A few weeks ago, I started work on my next book. The other night I got up at 3 a.m. and wrote a pi…