Landlines and deadlines

You won’t have to come in to work every day.

That’s what my editor said when I took the job. Somehow, he forgot that promise. There I was, regional reporter, almost under his newsroom nose Monday through Friday — except for my ventures into the region to cover stories not coverable by phone. (Who knew coverable was a word?)

He wanted me close, because he liked to see me jump when he yelled my name.I…