The Procrastinating Minister – by Stephen Hands
The faces around the table were all looking at him, waiting for the decision to be made. They all owed their jobs to him, yet he knew few regarded him in much esteem. A lucky politician was how he had been labelled. What nonsense, as if luck alone wins an election, luck alone makes you Prime Minister. He looked at them one by one. About half met his look, half looked elsewhere. Junior ministers terrified of making a mistake at this first cabinet meeting since his election, old hats like the Foreign Secretary sitting there thinking they should be in his seat instead. The room remained silent while he remained undecided.
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Night at the Carnival – by Håvard Loeng
I was twenty-one that night in Archer Park. It was a Friday in late September, a travelling carnival had come to town and rested on the otherwise mute and deserted spot. A joyous collage of shrieks and laughs, loops of waltzes and mechanic sounds ensembled with the sweet smell coming from the candy booths spread around the park. The ground was wet from an afternoon shower and sparkled with the reflections of the carousel lights, wrapping the entire park in a colorful blanket.Read more
Das Salz in der Suppe – Vera Heinrich
This short story is only available in German.
Afrodite – by Maro Filippopoulou
Afrodite looked across the living room, as evening light entered through the small window.
Her suitcases were fully packed and waiting by the door.
The old clock on the wall showed 5.45, and in the silence of the room, its gentle tik-tak sound had a huge impact in her worrying mind.
She had less than 30 minutes to leave her apartment and grab a taxi to the airport.
Afrodite stood up with a sigh and opened the drawer of the big wooden furniture that was part of the house she was living all her adult life, god bless her grandma.
Her hands touched the small package wrapped around in a brown paper. She felt the weight of it in her sweaty palm. 1 kilo, more or less, she thought.
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A Loss Of Innocence – by Threshold
9-year-old Amira is a typical child in many respects. To say she is just like every other 9-year-old would go a long way to explain why her grandfather had suggested she would be perfect for what they needed.
Her dark hair, almost black but willing to reveal the deepest of browns in the correct light, hangs long and straight, and had she the time it would have soon been possible for her to sit on it. Today, it frames her face, giving her what would have been described as an angelic countenance, but angelic is the least appropriate adjective considering her current situation.
Read moreShort Story Competition 2017: Write a Story for clickworker
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Up until now more than 50.000 texts have been completed on clickworker. This does not only show how much Clickworkers can achieve, it is also a big boost compared to the years before!
Looking at this great performance we ask ourself „Who are the creative heads behind the submitted texts?“. Let us take a look behind your screen and show us what kind of an author you are by joining our Short Story Competition!
clickworker Easter Quiz – Solve our Crossword and win!
Here we go – finally! Matching the upcoming holidays, clickworker launches a little Easter quiz, which will sweeten your days off. Solve our easy crossword puzzle and win one of our cash prizes. We will raffle 1x 50 €, 1 x 25 € and 2 x 10 € among all Clickworkers who submit the correct solution by e-mail. All you need is a tiny bit of luck, so rub the rabbit’s foot!
Read moreStrolling through shops with your smartphone… Job: Photo Shopper
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Lately more and more projects can be found on clickworker that can be, or in some cases must be, performed outside the home. Here we present a little photo shopper guide, so that you can hit the streets armed with your smartphone.
Known to experts as point of sales (POS) analysis or product audits, the related job counterparts in the freelance world are collectively termed, for example, mystery shopping, even though strictly speaking no explicit shopping activity takes place. The requirements however are similar: you are asked to visit a store, and take pictures of specific products, shelves or promotional displays, and then upload the photos. Sometimes this job is also combined with 2 or 3 questions about the product presentation. At clickworker we therefore often refer to this kind of task as “photo shopping.”
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