Terminated: A Story of Shame & Amelioration
Writing for me has always been the process by which I examine my life, scrutinize my choices to see if I could have done something differently or better or if my actions were doomed from the start. Though admittedly it is also sometimes the process in which I disguise my highly self-critical nature in beautiful prose, I do try to use writing as a means of healthy self-examination. After all, what are stories but tools to help us better understand ourselves and the world around us? Isn't that the point of writing at all? Here's the condensed version of my current conundrum: I got fired. Me with much less enthusiasm On Thursday, September 9th, I went into the office as I always do, bright eyed and ready for the day. I loved my job. In fact, I even told the barista at Dutch Bros that very thing before heading into work. There's a coffee shop around the corner from my house that looks like temptation and tastes like sweet caffeinated relief, a requirement for literally any da