A Manhood Issue — The 9 to 5 Series

Office Themed Micro Fiction Based on Real Life Experiences

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So SocksnSandals walked to the office wearing his trademark socks and sandals in today’s sub-freezing temperatures and perilous icy conditions.

When anyone in the office glanced at his footwear, he’d smile smugly and say, “It’s a manhood issue.”

Then, with a forced deepening of his high-pitched voice, he’d say, “Women dig manly men.”

(Pssst! — By “women” he means his mother and her three retiree friends who come over to their apartment to play bridge.)