Book 1 of 16

Running late to work

The morning is gone and you are not at your desk. Eight hundred ways to explain that, from the flatly believable to the sort of thing that ends the conversation.

849 verses across 27 chapters

1. 1 My phone charged all night to nine percent Plausible
2. 2 My dog won't get out of the car Plausible
3. 3 I have one contact lens in and can't find the other Unverifiable
4. 4 My keys are in the apartment and so am I not Plausible
5. 5 There's a wasp in the car and I have pulled over Unverifiable
6. 6 The button came off the only shirt that fits Plausible
7. 7 I've been given the wrong keys and I only found out at the door Concerning
8. 8 My key turns but nothing happens Unverifiable
9. 9 A round brush is stuck in my hair Unverifiable
10. 10 My cat brought something in and I can't find where it went Concerning
11. 11 The dog has found the trash and distributed them Unverifiable
12. 12 The hamster is out and the apartment has a lot of furniture Concerning
13. 13 I've had to go back because I couldn't remember turning something off Unverifiable
14. 14 My doorknob fell off Plausible
15. 15 The cat is in heat Plausible
16. 16 The building's front door has been propped open and I've stopped to sort it Unverifiable
17. 17 My cat has learned to open the bedroom door and slept on my face Unverifiable
18. 18 My street was closed for a burst main and I've had to leave the car Unverifiable