Book 16 of 16
Missing an appointment
Somebody is waiting with a clipboard. Reasons for receptionists, and for the rebooking call afterwards.
1041 verses across 33 chapters
A reading
- 1 I have to be there in person and they only do mornings Plausible
- 2 My tax thing is due and the site has been down all morning Plausible
- 3 The school called and I have to go and get him Plausible
- 4 My membership has expired and the desk is unmanned Unverifiable
- 5 I've been up all night with the assignment that's due first Plausible
- 6 My identity's been used somewhere and I'm at the bank unwinding it Unverifiable
- 7 A relative has arrived unannounced and is now in my kitchen Unverifiable
- 8 They've asked me to come in with the original documents Plausible
- 9 I've got a clash with a lab and the lab can't be moved Plausible
- 10 I've been double-booked with something I said yes to first Concerning
- 11 The bank has frozen something and I can't do it online Plausible
- 12 I'm on hold. I've been on hold since Thursday Unverifiable
- 13 Somebody has to be here for the man, and I'm somebody Concerning
- 14 I've forgotten my kit and I'm not paying for their kit Plausible
- 15 I've been ill all week and I'm three lectures behind already Plausible
- 16 The gym is closed for maintenance and nobody put a sign up Plausible
- 17 I have to pick up a prescription and only I can pick it up Plausible
- 18 I'm waiting for a call back and I can't miss it Unverifiable
Where the rest of them are
- Fragments94
- Officialdom75
- The Treachery of Objects72
- The Journey In72
- The Body Malfunctioning55
- The Mid-Century Register48
- The Uncanny44
- Weather and Calendar38
- Errands34
- Animals Have Plans31
- Coursework31
- Small Disasters26
- The Kitchen26
- Lapses of Mind24
- How a Morning Fails24
- Cars, and How They Decline23
- The Dwelling22
- Machines and Their Schedules22
- Relatives22
- Out Among People21
- Waiting Rooms20
- The Unwell20
- Small Financial Emergencies20
- Elsewhere20
- Sounds You Cannot Locate20
- Appearing as a Finished Person19
- Communication Sideways19
- People Who Cannot Drive Themselves19
- The Ceiling18
- Hours That Go Missing18
- The Yard17
- The Street15
- Devices12
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