Chapter 9 of 44

The Unwell

The top of the ladder. These are tagged broadly on purpose — every situation needs a ceiling, and the joke of an unhinged excuse is that it is offered for something trivial.

44 verses

1. 1 My reflection has been arriving late all week Please take the day
2. 2 The sun came up in a slightly different spot and I want to be sure Please take the day
3. 3 My neighbor waved at me this morning and I haven't recovered Please take the day
4. 4 Somebody used my name correctly and I need a minute Please take the day
5. 5 I've been in the room with the mirror for a while now Please take the day
6. 6 I made a list this morning and the list is longer now Please take the day
7. 7 The keys are inside and so is the reason I need them Not reassuring
8. 8 I signed for something at four in the morning and I don't remember it Not reassuring
9. 9 I've been made the emergency contact for somebody I've never met Not reassuring
10. 10 An appointment I didn't make can't be cancelled Not reassuring
11. 11 My clock and my phone disagree by nine minutes and both are right Not reassuring
12. 12 I woke up and the furniture had been moved a small amount Please take the day
13. 13 Everybody on my street left at the same time this morning Please take the day
14. 14 The stairs have one more step than they had Please take the day
15. 15 I heard my own voice in the other room Please take the day
16. 16 The light in the hallway comes on before I get to it Please take the day
17. 17 I have been outbid on my own parking space Not reassuring
18. 18 My mail has started arriving addressed to a version of my name Not reassuring
19. 19 Something signed for a parcel here and it wasn't me Please take the day
20. 20 The dog has been looking at a spot on the wall since Thursday Not reassuring
21. 21 My inbox marks things read before I've read them Not reassuring
22. 22 Every time I save it, the file gets slightly smaller Not reassuring
23. 23 A calendar invite has appeared with no organizer Please take the day
24. 24 Somebody has been editing the doc at three in the morning Please take the day
25. 25 The meeting was in my calendar before it was scheduled Please take the day
26. 26 My out of office has been on for a period I didn't set Please take the day
27. 27 The printer produced a page I didn't send it Not reassuring
28. 28 My mouse moves on its own in small amounts Not reassuring
29. 29 The spreadsheet returns results I can't reproduce Not reassuring
30. 30 I found a folder with my name on it that I didn't make Please take the day
31. 31 A task I completed has moved back to in progress Not reassuring
32. 32 My plants have entered a phase and I don't want to leave them like this Not reassuring
33. 33 I've started reading something and it's started reading back Please take the day
34. 34 There's a chair in my apartment I've stopped sitting in Please take the day
35. 35 I have to go while I still can Please take the day
36. 36 Everybody is wearing the same thing today and I wasn't told Not reassuring
37. 37 I've been given a number to call and I'm not going to call it Please take the day
38. 38 The last person who asked me this is not around anymore Please take the day
39. 39 I've agreed to something and I can't work out what Please take the day
40. 40 My name came up in a conversation I wasn't in Please take the day
41. 41 Somebody has been very kind to me and I need to work out why Not reassuring
42. 42 I've caught myself agreeing with everyone and I'm going home Not reassuring
43. 43 I've been happy since Tuesday and I want to see where it goes Not reassuring
44. 44 The photograph on the hall table has changed slightly Please take the day