This piece was written and was supposed to follow the guidelines below. Unfortunately, or fortunately as the case maybe, sometimes stories take on a life of their own, and the characters do what they want and this is what happened here. I’m happy with the results though and hope you will be too!

Key Phrase:  Bad Idea
Word Limit:  2000 Characters, including Spaces
Forbidden Words: Naked, Shower
Bonus Words:  Tell us about a bad idea of your own.
Extra Credit:  Come up with a new bad idea…..

“Whose idea was that?” I heard my secretary utter, his voice filled with obvious indignation. I thought about engaging in a conversation with him, but there were times when it was simpler to just ignore him, and this seemed to be one of those times. I had a huge amount of work to get through before the meeting tomorrow anyway, and distractions were the last thing I needed right now.

The sound of yet another email arriving in my in box caught my attention. I opened the company email, figuring it was just a run of the mill everyday email that we seemed to receive on a daily basis since the new management had taken over.

As my eyes scanned the text, I felt a lump form in my throat, and the words that my secretary had just spoken rang in my own ears. “Whose idea was that?”

Dear Colleague,
We at Starlight Corp. are committed to your health and well being. With this in mind we have implemented forthwith a new company policy that is designed with the goals set out in your new policy manual, which you will find attached to this mail.