By Janette Jorgensen

There's a background to this one. The original LinkedIn thread – to which so many of there are posted – has been playing up, apparently refusing to accept comments and "Likes". It can be a little fru

Dishes waited in the sink. The aroma of potato pancakes lingered in the room. She needed to leave her computer, tidy the kitchen, make a phone call. Instead she wrote back to her “first reader,” thanking her for suggestions, defending her decision to leave the ending a bit unresolved. Life is like that, she thought, as she went on to the next email. She smiled at the latest installment of a 100 word story, then frowned as a new window opened. There was that damn red banner again. “Your attempt to like this item failed. Please try again.”