Marcus — Part 2

Marcus sat at his home office desk in a button-up shirt and slacks, laptop open, spreadsheet of job applications in one tab, LinkedIn in another. Through the closed door, he could hear NPR playing on their Alexa in the kitchen.

He'd applied to forty-seven jobs since January.

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