bye, Felisha

“Come back here, Kendra! We’re not done!” / “Bye, Felisha!” Kendra said with a wave of the hand as she released her grip on the sink and stepped back. Ignoring Pamela’s continued screams of protests, she left the bathroom and walked into the bedroom.

2015, Tony Ginyard, “Regroup”, in Misled, Indianapolis, Ind.: Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 187

Astonishingly, common themes emerged from my fellow peers who have worked at various call centers. Take a look at their wishful Freudian slips: […] • Bye, Felisha!

2016, Gwen Foster Oglesby, “Supervisor Amnesty Day”, in Call Center: A Focus on Customer Service, Dallas, Tex.: Brown Books Publishing Group, →ISBN

“That’s it, La’ Vicha! GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE![…]” / “Tyrone…” / “Go to the club and let some broke chump clown buy you some cheap ass liquor and you’ll probably let him hit. Bye Felisha, before I call the police and my lawyer!” / A part of La’ Vicha feels bad, but that is the only way she knows how to react.

2016, Skyelar Nelson, “Watching in My Sleep”, in Payless: A Novel, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN

Mr B said "bye Felisha!" and then pushed him in the sand

2017 July 14, Mr Cox, “Santander, Spain – Year 10 Trip”, in Mrs Armitage, editor, Bushey Meads News, number 115, Bushey, Hertfordshire: Bushey Meads School

Pick up your broom or mop, and clean your floor counterclockwise. As you sweep or mop, say: / “I sweep away problems, / Far from this house, / All that disturb us/me, / Will be cast out.” / When weather permits, Leanne does this with her doors and windows open. This kicks out any lingering BS around her family. After she is done sweeping or mopping, she tosses the dirt or dirty water out the front door, yelling, “Bye, Felisha!” or “Get out!” She occasionally gets looks from the neighbors, but it works.

2021, Sandra Mariah Wright, Leanne Marrama, “Out, Damn Spot, Out!”, in Lighting the Wick: An Intuitive Guide to the Ancient Art & Modern Magic of Candles, New York, N.Y.: TarcherPerigee, →ISBN, chapter 9 (Let It Shine: Brilliant House Blessing), page 147