CURATED STARTER COLLECTION · ORIGINAL FICTION
Every story below is original fiction, selected from the Spill starter collection. Community submissions are reviewed separately.
Read the eight stories ↓The meeting that swallowed lunch. The spreadsheet nobody wants to touch. The camera that revealed a little more of your working-from-home outfit than planned. Work has a way of turning a tiny moment into the whole plot of your day.
This is a hand-picked collection of eight original fictional spills, chosen for different corners of working life: office calls, retail politeness, stationery politics and finally taking your leave. They are invented scenes from the Spill starter collection. Nobody here is a real colleague, customer or manager.
Read them in order, or follow the one that feels familiar. Each story has a link into the room, where you can save it for later or share its exact link. If you have a moment of your own to share, the main room has a short submission form and operator review before publication.
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Unmuted to say “this quick chat could have been a thought” while making toast. Manager said “fair feedback”. Now I have to facilitate the next one. Negative aura.
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Joined a video call dressed for leadership from the waist up. Stood up to shut the door. Duck-print pyjamas. Nobody said anything, which somehow made it worse.
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Said “happy to help” once and accidentally became the owner of a spreadsheet nobody understands. I don’t understand it either. We all just respect the orange cells.
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Someone saw me eating alone and said 'perfect, you're free'. I was free to eat my lunch. That was the entire appointment.
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Changed one cell from red to green for readability. Three people thought the project was fixed. I have accidentally discovered management consulting.
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Said 'have a lovely day' to the kettle after a long shift. It clicked off without thanking me. Typical.
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Office has hundreds of pens and one good one. Mine vanished. I'm being normal about it except I recognise its lid across the room.
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Used a day off to do nothing. Felt guilty until about lunchtime, then had a nap. Highly recommend this very uneventful character arc.
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