Photography © Chad Parenteau

 

Future of Work

I met a nurse
during the pandemic
who spoke of countless
horrors I’d never
imagine.

Sometimes I sit back and wonder
“What’s the point of it all?”
Didn’t we all just kind of
experience something that
killed a lot of us
and it’s back to work as
usual?

“No one wants to work any more”
Well, yeah, you should talk to a nurse
who worked during the peak of the pandemic
who will speak of countless horrors
you’d never imagine.

 

James Hussey Jr. is a writer from New England. His first true love was language itself. His second true love was the chocolate chip cookie. He was a fat boy.

Chad Parenteau is Associate Editor of Oddball Magazine.