The Signal and the Idler
Novella 19,165 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"He took the elevator up to the nineteenth, just like the email said. Elevator ding, white tile, and he crossed the hall through a set of glass doors. “Can I help you?” the receptionist asked from behind a curving white counter. “I have an interview at ten. Am I in the right place?”
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