Jen Phoenix

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“Hi! This is Ben Ramsey, I’m not here right now. Please leave a message after the tone.”

I pictured his phone screen. 12 missed calls, 3 voicemails, mailbox full. Flash. Flash. Flash.

I tapped a message out on my screen. “Ben, it’s Katy, I’m on the way over, if this is a gag I’m not laughing.” I tried to keep it light, keep it normal, brother sister stuff, tried to fool myself.

Ben lived south o...

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Cleanup In Aisle 12

Cleanup in aisle 12.

Cleanup in aisle 5.

Cleanup in every damn aisle. I swear they hired some kid to just walk round the store dropping shit left right and all over. One day I was gonna catch him and do clean up on HIM.

So I bought cameras. I used my store discount, I’m not dumb. Government pension and minimum wage don’t stretch far, so I waited til 20% Friday and swooped. Five at first, then o...