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Vacancies: Postscript

November 6, 2019 · 4 min read
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#12
Issue 784
November 6, 2019 · 4 min read

Vacancies: Postscript

The Vacancies writers fill in the holes behind the scenes

#11
Issue 783
October 30, 2019 · 7 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 13

Those three women and their perfect stores, perfect lives, and a dance studio, it’s perfect, I can’t believe…

#10
Issue 782
October 23, 2019 · 4 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 12

The bell jangled and Laya straightened, then slumped back down when she saw who it was

#9
Issue 779
September 25, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 9

A mix of high decibel “Yayyys!” gave Talia her answer, and she was flooded by an unexpected sense…

#8
Issue 778
September 18, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 8

“We’re hosting a masquerade fundraiser in my café tomorrow evening, can you come? In costume, of course, isn’t…

#7
Issue 777
September 11, 2019 · 8 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 7

She wore the one with the “best” charm for one day, then took it off and hid it…

#6
Issue 776
September 4, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 6

What did Laya of the $300 shoes need that commission for?

#5
Issue 775
August 28, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 5

If even Hiya-Naomi could tell she was stressed, customers would be able to tell too, and that would…

#4
Issue 774
August 21, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 4

She took a deep breath and gave herself a Kate talk: “You can do this, Talia. You’ve done…

#3
Issue 773
August 14, 2019 · 4 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 3

Naomi sighed. This was ridiculous. She’d been married for 16 years. Why was she still worrying about what…

#2
Issue 772
August 7, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 2

What sort of scale were they working with to think that she and her husband didn’t qualify for…

#1
Issue 771
July 31, 2019 · 3 min read

Vacancies: Chapter 1

“Oh.” Talia glanced out the window. The tzedakah woman was still there, waiting to prey on other unsuspecting…