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No Use Telling Her Dont You Call Me
A humorous slice on office wives who overtake phone time with husbands during work hours. Juxtapositions of names like Barometric Bertha and Five-alarm Flora depict wives issuing stern, comic lists of household demands from the office. The piece notes husbands endure constant calls, even at work, yet the wives insist they stay reachable, shaping the home as a second office.
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Wal Boyle
New York
Tor
U.S
Mabel
Heaven
Alexander Grahamey
Mae
Seed
Matilda
Bertram
Agnes