https://cobalto.net/en/categories/fiction/ Recent content in Fiction on Cobalto.net Hugo en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-lessons-learned/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-lessons-learned/ Three meetings. Three paradigm shifts. A personal reflection on why the most impactful conversations happen outside the agenda — and how embracing the unexpected unlocked a new level of cross-functional engagement across our organisation. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-3/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-3/ Rebecca leaves a tedious meeting to collect a parcel. She ordered one lamp. Six spill out on the pavement. The meeting is listening. Corporate logic does the rest. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-2/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-2/ Graham runs out of teabags mid-meeting. What follows is a crisis of national proportions, a queue at the corner shop, and an accidental unmute that derails the entire agenda into retail economics. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-1/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-meeting-1/ During an endless Teams meeting, Nigel discovers that nobody is really paying attention — until a self-checkout machine betrays him. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/message-home/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/message-home/ The visitors sent a message home while on their return trip. What they said is nothing like what we experienced. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/after-they-left/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/after-they-left/ They came, did their thing, and left. Now all we have is the debris, the silence, and the questions that won’t go away. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/while-they-stayed/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/while-they-stayed/ They were here for a few hours, and the world couldn’t handle it. This is what it was like while they stayed. https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-day-they-came/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cobalto.net/en/posts/the-day-they-came/ They came from the sky, and nothing’s been the same since. This is what I’ve pieced together about that day.