The annual “Holiday Party” – ugh!  The announcement specifically states that one is not obligated to attend.  Yeah, right…  I mentally prepare myself by focusing on a splendid evening with colleagues who I consider friends.  But the reality of the whole affair (based on prior experience) sits just under the surface.  The underlying resentment toward management who try to charm us with their witty senses of humor.  The same individuals who decide to invite us to extravagant holiday parties rather than to include us in the annual bonuses that they so lavishly dole upon themselves.  Do they have any idea the cost of a cocktail dress (and accessories)  suitable for said occasion?  

I check the weather for the Friday night bash and see a winter weather advisory. Yes! Snow would be the easy way out. It appears I will receive a holiday bonus after all.

dVerse host Kim’s November for Beginners.

“I would like you to write a story [144 words] that includes the following line(s) from that poem: ‘Snow would be the easy way out’.”