Robert G Shaffer
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Lives in Perspective
These items didn’t sell. They sit on dusty shelves and tables, marked with low-priced stickers. I feel odd as I pull clothes from the closet and fold them: shirts, pants, dresses. Some clothing is worn out, some items are fresh with store tags still attached, revealing unfulfilled plans. As I take the dolls out of their glass display cases and stuff them into plastic bags, I feel as if I’m invading a space once occupied by love, strife, laughter, and tears. We have permission to be here, though, and while we're here we learn, little by little, about the owner of these things and how they lived their lives.
By Robert G Shaffer5 years ago in Families
Upon His Retirement
Young Bradley was always fascinated with the self-service checkout at Winn-Dixie. He’d watch, wide-eyed, as Mom brushed a cereal box over the glass, making the beeping sound. BEEP. He didn’t realize then how a checker or two may have lost their jobs because of the machines. As an adult, he concluded that technology sometimes takes people out of the equation, and he developed a feeling of dread regarding where it all was headed. BEEP. BEEP.
By Robert G Shaffer5 years ago in Futurism
