I'm working late again tonight. Real late. In fact, I'm working so late that I'm in my little cubical on the east coast on a conference call with the west coast, some vendor who's making some widget for us, and *they're* working late to support this call. That's not how time zones are supposed to go! I tap off mute and say "Are you sure that's right? I thou...
"Oh good, you're here. I just dialed in," Allison said. "That coffee..." "From last night, just got here myself." "Damn, who scheduled this call so early?" Harry asked, closing the door. "Half our crew is overseas, so we're here early," she replied, shrugging her long dark hair off her shoulders. "But we aren't really involved on this project." "As soo...
"This room is lovely," said Debi, jumping on the bed. "It's bigger than our flat!" Don smiled, "Well work is paying for it, and they like us to keep refreshed on these business trips." Debi rolled across the double bed. "And this bed, it's so soft...come over and feel." Don wandered over and sat next to her. "You get what you pay for I guess, but you're r...
She was trapped in a basement chained like an animal. She didn't know where she was or why she was brought to this desolate place. She was taken at night, knocked out by chloroform and brought here, to where ever here WAS. She felt chilly, she noticed she didn't have any clothes on. She wondered if she was abused. She felt fine but that doesn't guarantee tha...
Victoria was top of her class at the state university law school. Unfortunately, law school wasn't cheap. Her ex-husband declared bankruptcy immediately before the divorce, which left her with no option but to declare bankruptcy herself. As a result, she was now unable to secure student loans. She had spent the first year and a half of law school stripping....
10:00 am Jack is right on time, he is talking to Chloe while he is walking through the parking lot, to Happily Ever After Dress and Tux shop. Chloe tells him just to wait a second, the mute button has clearly gone on the phone, Jack did not get a close parking spot, so he is walking through the strip mall, watching a long redheaded mother in a too short jea...
Quite often in popular fiction we meet a character who is able-bodied and who can hear but are mute. It is vital to note at the outset that "mute" in this context means lack of language rather than lack of vocalization. Sign languages are just as valid as spoken ones and the Deaf Community is a very proud, accomplished, and articulate group. Indeed, many Dea...
Listening in to the conference call, although boring, was at least better than a one day trip to Pittsburgh to attend in person. Susan and I were spared that ordeal. I arrived in our conference room first and logged us in. Susan arrived a few minutes later to the sound of music on our call as it hadn't started yet. "Sorry to be late," she said, "Aren't you...
You're tense and frustrated. You just want this online meeting to end so you can go climb into bed with your man and entice him into fucking your stress away. One nasal-toned manager makes the same insipid point for the umpteenth time, and you stifle a groan, close your eyes, and let your head fall back. That's when you feel the hand clamp over your mouth, w...
The problem was, no one spoke her language and when they heard her speak they all seemed hostile towards her. She learned quickly to pretend she was mute and use a version of sign language. The clothes brought less than she had hoped and the horse brought much more and it still seemed like the man thought he was getting a wonderful deal as he gave her a toot...