Fly Me to the Moon
“One of the worst was how easy it was to get overambitious to the point of my own detriment.
Originally I’d thought living in Kat’s place, rent-free, was the perfect opportunity to fly less. But now, with the gloomy memos Atlas management was dumping in my electronic mailbox on a daily basis, making liberal use of phrases like “challenging times,” “unprecedented hardship,” “tough decisions,” “streamlining overhead,” and my own personal favorite, “Pension Transformation Program,” I knew that like... a squirrel storing away nuts for the winter, I’d better start making as much money as possible while the big dogs at Atlas were still able to sign the checks.
Not to mention that I’d yet to hear back from any of the other five publishers I’d sent my manuscript to, which meant I couldn’t quite rule out Martina’s suggestions. Even though I was convinced she was completely insane.
So with nothing better to do and nowhere else to go, I threw myselt into flying like never before, picking up trip after miserable trip until three weeks later, when my masochistic month ended in a showdown with I Helga.MoreLess
Originally I’d thought living in Kat’s place, rent-free, was the perfect opportunity to fly less. But now, with the gloomy memos Atlas management was dumping in my electronic mailbox on a daily basis, making liberal use of phrases like “challenging times,” “unprecedented hardship,” “tough decisions,” “streamlining overhead,” and my own personal favorite, “Pension Transformation Program,” I knew that like... a squirrel storing away nuts for the winter, I’d better start making as much money as possible while the big dogs at Atlas were still able to sign the checks.
Not to mention that I’d yet to hear back from any of the other five publishers I’d sent my manuscript to, which meant I couldn’t quite rule out Martina’s suggestions. Even though I was convinced she was completely insane.
So with nothing better to do and nowhere else to go, I threw myselt into flying like never before, picking up trip after miserable trip until three weeks later, when my masochistic month ended in a showdown with I Helga.MoreLess
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