Itâs usually quiet when I walk into the office, though that of course depends on the time of day I arrive â the later it is, the rowdier things usually are.
The afternoons are less populated, and when I arrive in the middle of the day Iâm greeted by one or two âhelloâs. Afternoon inhabitants often sit in class, interviews or edits.
As the day continues, more people trickle into the office, signing in at the door (a product of the pandemic) and grabbing a disposable mask if theyâve misplaced theirs (another product of the pandemic).
Nine times out of 10, the office is a bit messy. Todayâs clutter inventory: the past few weeks of newspapers, water bottles, bags of Big Bowl takeout, a shipment of Keystone Press Awards, packs of spicy ramen, New Jersey bagels from our resident wrestling reporter/former sports editor.