“There’s a bug.” The new project manager steps into Charlie’s cube. She smells fresh, like she showers.

“Impossible.” He knows she can’t read Java so he points to his screen. “Show me.”

“Good Lord, never mind.” She removes her ruby high heel and smashes the cockroach crawling across his desktop.

Anne Anthony once worked as a systems project manager, but she never wore heels. She writes fiction and hand-carries bugs to safety.