“These birds all look surprised,” I said, holding one up with splayed-out wings.
She stared at me, then walked away.
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I would have laughed. Then again, I'm usually the one getting blank stares from my coworkers. (Though I've never had a sushi chef point a knife at me.)
Ok, I’m hooked. Not so much on the chicken but on the tales of behind the scenes in the deli. Reminds me a little of the summer after high school graduation, working the graveyard shift at a jerky and pepperoni factory. Still can’t eat the stuff. I do however, enjoy a $5 chicken now and then.
It's true! All jobs are fascinating. I think there's a Stephen King quote out there somewhere about this. Any job that isn't your own is really interesting to read about.
“These birds all look surprised,” I said, holding one up with splayed-out wings.
She stared at me, then walked away.
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I would have laughed. Then again, I'm usually the one getting blank stares from my coworkers. (Though I've never had a sushi chef point a knife at me.)
You've just inadvertently linked up the cosmic chain of interconnectedness. We are all connected (by chicken).
Ok, I’m hooked. Not so much on the chicken but on the tales of behind the scenes in the deli. Reminds me a little of the summer after high school graduation, working the graveyard shift at a jerky and pepperoni factory. Still can’t eat the stuff. I do however, enjoy a $5 chicken now and then.
I’m fascinated with how all jobs really work!
It's true! All jobs are fascinating. I think there's a Stephen King quote out there somewhere about this. Any job that isn't your own is really interesting to read about.
I've recently been trying to write poems about meat. I think I'll bin mine in the light of this.
Did I gross you out?
Wow. That was a fun read. (I know; I'm a strange girl.)
Chicken mortician! So good…
Just love the Deli Diaries. Always a kick to read.
Awesome! Thanks! Writing about all this helps me mentally