After the collapse
The following is a work of original fiction. Any similarity to persons living or dead is coincidental.It must have been a couple of months since the great market collapse that was brought about, in part, by the massive earthquake that destroyed much of the west coast of North America and the important trading cities of the Orient. Like most people, I had been sort of laid off. Told by my employer that work would only be provided on an as-needed basis until there was a clear indication that...