Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Small talk

Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Small talk

For long periods of the day, our two-person office is silent. It’s not an awkward silence; it’s just out of necessity. Mistakes are easy to make when the task is slightly persnickety. Of course, we take breaks from the silence. We discuss work. We ask for a second set of eyes. But we don’t leave our lives at the door. Sometimes we listen to the radio or talk about the news. There are times when we discuss the weather or the state of the world. W…