Plane Crash

No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne [...]

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Plane Crash

We arrived at the office for afternoon duty, got our coffee from the machine and checked the computers.
There was something strange on the flights screen. We follow the flights minute by minute, all plane movements are coded. ‘A1430′ plane took off at half past two. ‘I1615′ next information will be given at quarter past four. [...]

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Plane Crash

Passengers begin to accumulate in front of my office. They already know a plane has crashed, they already know there are many people dead.
Words from immaculately dressed and made up female executive:
-I have to reach my destination tonight. You don’t understand, this is not a holiday, I’m travelling on business. I want from you a [...]

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Bookish Puck

 My darling cat has found a less dangerous
 place to sleep. His fixation with the
 thumble drier is gone forever.
 Now he has a penchant for the
 library.
 My books are getting covered
 in black and white fur, but at least I
 know no mouse will dare eat them.
Or so I hope…

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To sleep, perchance to dream

Two weeks on night duty is more than I can handle.
Damn.
My IQ must have dropped from 150 to 50. Below zero.
When this is over I will not have a single neuron left.
Neurons feed on dreams.
At least mine do.
.
I just want to sleep.

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And the night dragged on

Been put on night duty for more than one week.
That means leaving home at half past ten p.m. all dressed up in tight fitting airline uniform. Work is hectic from eleven till two in the morning, and then everything is quiet till five, when the check in staff arrives.
So I have three [...]

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