If This Parking Lot Could Speak

If This Parking Lot Could Speak gives voice to the various trials, tribulations, and situations in which average retail employees find themselves day in and day out, as well as the tried-and-true themes of growing up and making ones way in the world.

This story cycle comes from the six-month period when I was working a thankless retail job. I picked up an additional part-time gig in hopes of earning extra money to pay for the engagement ring I gave to the woman who is now my wife. It wasn’t difficult work, but it was rather tedious and boring, as there would be entire four- and five-hour shifts where I wouldn’t see a single customer. So, to pass the time, I read several books and started writing these stories.