It was a muggy morning at Cozy Cottage Nursing Home, and the arthritis was bothering me pretty bad. Hurt to move. Hurt to type. Still does, matter of fact. That's why, when they asked me for an ... [+]
Andrea Goyan is an award-winning author. Recent stories are available in Small Wonders, Intrepidus Ink, Dark Matter Presents: Monstrous Futures, Flash Fiction Magazine, and The Molotov Cocktail. You can find more of her words on her website www.andreagoyan.com or follow her on Twitter. "My Dead-End Job" is in Short Circuit #15, Short Édition's quarterly review.
My life changed the day Cleopatra corporealized in the outdoor food court during our lunch rush. Corporealized. Bet you're surprised I know such a big word, but I do love me a good ghost story. Love all those haunt words like materialize, manifest, incarnate, emerge. Maybe my interest and knowledge of such things made me a natural when the Queen appeared. I just thank my lucky stars I was on the clock when it happened.
I'm the greeter at that new big box store on Port Avenue and 6th. My job is to make sure shoppers have their club cards when they enter. My grandma hates the place and bur