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I used to work

with a serial killer

which is a kind

of unique distinction

It’s a good one

but at this point

in the game

I have to take

whatever I can get

It was several years ago

and the company

was hiring temps

to pick up the slack

one guy came in

and several of the women

liked him

and thought

he was a nice guy

I don’t know why

but I took

an instant disliking

to the guy

I remember

trying to rationalize

this immediate disdain

“He’s an asshole

but it’s not like

he’s killing anyone.”

then one day

he was arrested
right in the warehourse

and everyone

was really surprised

at what he did

I must admit

I was surprised

that he did what he did

even though

I never liked him

Just because

someone is an asshole

doesn’t mean

you have to think

they’re committing murder

you just think

they’re an asshole

and that’s just

the end of it.

He was no Jeffrey Dahmer

but that’s little

consolation

to any of the women

he murdered

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