The 100% True, Unembellished, Absolutely Not Made Up Story of the Final Performance of the World’s Greatest Choreographer and His Infamous Dance Company

The grass is always greener — “Wow. I had no idea there would be so many decisions to make.” “Yes, Mr. Singleton, there are many options with BackUp. In fact, since we came online about two months ago, we’ve found the number of options is growing faster than we can catalog them.” LuLu, the extremely helpful…

An intergenerational conversation on progressive values —

Theme and variations on a New York apartment rental — Wendy Liebowitz spoons grounds into her 1970 Westinghouse coffee percolator, a morning ritual she has kept for 50 years. Forty-eight of those have seen her enjoy (don’t tell her I used this word) the coffee seated at this same Formica table. It looks out the small window into the ventilation…

A day in the life of a gay telemarketer — I’m a telemarketer for the End of the Rainbow Life Insurance Company. Don’t you just want to slap the person who came up with that name? We sell life insurance to the gay community, so the founder thought he should have “rainbow” in the title. The company requires we start…

Conversation with an immovable force of evil FITBIT: You have taken zero steps today. ME: I’ve been walking all morning. I just forgot to put you on. FITBIT: You have taken zero steps today. Maybe you should get up and move. ME: I just told you I’ve been walking all…

A fantasia in customer service — “Amazon Rainbow Division Customer Service. This is Scott. How can I help you?” “Why, hello, Scott. My name is Agnes.” “Good morning, Agnes. Is there something I can help you with?” “I certainly hope so. I’ve had such a time with one of your products. …

How one person can help heal our polarized American society — I, Chandler Myer, promise to be the change I wish to see in the world.