Short Story: “Frachetti’s Challenge”

Get involved. You’ll be surprised at the results. (This sequence of Business short stories started in “Logical Conclusion“) “Frachetti’s Challenge” Part 12 of a series by P. Orin Zack [04/15/2008] For most of Wobbly Banyan’s second set, Leo Agrolkin, fifty and graying, had been more than peripherally aware of the woman eying him from a … More Short Story: “Frachetti’s Challenge”

Short Story: “Signing Statement”

Do you agree with all of the things you’ve signed? (This sequence of Business short stories started in “Logical Conclusion“) “Signing Statement” Part 11 of a series by P. Orin Zack [03/03/2008] Leetha Berismont, looking all the prosperous artist she wasn’t, gazed right through the lean stranger having lunch with her, trying valiantly to hide … More Short Story: “Signing Statement”

BSB#3 – A Hard Box to Think Outside Of

If you’re a regular reader — especially if you’ve followed me from the now-expunged spot where my blog used to appear — then you know I’ve got a pretty good imagination. Before the gang of 9 upheld the Federal Court ruling giving corporations full rights of citizenship, I’d sketched out how a corporate incarceration might … More BSB#3 – A Hard Box to Think Outside Of

Short Story: “The Tallysheet Bankers”

Unexamined assumptions can illuminate old stories in new ways. (This sequence started in the story, “Logical Conclusion“) “The Tallysheet Bankers” Part 9 of a series by P. Orin Zack (12/03/07) John Frachetti stood in the hallway, contemplating a door. Not the one he’d just shrunk from opening, the formidable walnut-stained entrance to the executive conference … More Short Story: “The Tallysheet Bankers”

Short Story: “Unvarnished Siding”

The important moments in your life don’t always seems so at the time. (This sequence started in the story, “Logical Conclusion“) “Unvarnished Siding” Part 8 of a series by P. Orin Zack (11/29/07) “You wanted to see me, Your Honor?” The woman’s voice was breathy. She’d been running. US District Court Judge Wilfred Clary, who … More Short Story: “Unvarnished Siding”