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What do I need to do to get fired?

The impossible job

Tom Mitchell
Sep 5, 2018 · 5 min read

Teenage girls played tennis. I’d stop mowing to return their balls, volleying back their gratitude with a cool, dismissive wave, wondering if they were knocking them out deliberately.

Mine was a petrol-driven lawnmower. I’d been warned about petrol: it explodes, meaning, explained Steve, that I’d have to be careful when filling up.

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Tom Mitchell

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Full-time father, part-time writer | Debut YA out March 2019 with HarperCollins Children's

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