Windsor University Creative Writing Class Assignment about my messy office
MY CHEAP ATTIC OFFICE ROOM FRIGHTENS LOTS OF PEOPLE By Stephen Weir OMG. No, Double OMG. If the city inspectors sees this, I’ll be tossed into a snowbank, while they weld my alley door shut for the safety of the city. What am I doing here? Stephen, the landlord had a list (72 pt bold) of the renting features of this attic bedroom cum office. “ Number One! ” it yelled at me. “It is a Gawd Damn Cheap. Number Two No Rats … not on the third floor at least). Number Three. No toilet . You use the landlord’s downstairs …. and he promises to make sure it is kept clean … most of the time. Number Four. It is the cheapest rent you will get at Young and Egg.” Young and Egg? What do I know? I thought I’d just moved into a third-floor office walkup at Yonge Street and Eglinton Ave. “Oh, what a unique space. Love It.” Truth was I didn’t bring a bed to my new city digs, and the space was too narrow anyway. And, as I remembered, it was really cheap! Landlord Stephen (LLS) lay down