This story was written for a competition that had 'identity' as the prompt (perhaps I strayed a bit in my story!). The inspiration came when my wife was seriously ill in hospital for quite a long time, and I struggled to juggle work with looking after our young daughter. I made an offhand comment to my mother-in-law about putting on my childcare hat, and then it was only a short hop to think that there could by a physical manifestation of such hat swapping. Add a dash of corporate greed and employee frustration, and there you go!
I think the stress and helplessness I felt at the time bled into the story, which was both unexpected and cathartic, and I do think it has a kind of angry energy that my other work doesn't have.
I'd love to dedicate the piece to my wife and children, Carly, Kara and Thomas. They're the best family anyone could wish for!
Interesting! Thanks, Christopher! Be sure to check out "Hats" and the rest of the stories on August 31!
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