Tag: work

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Whorephobia: Strippers on Art, Work and Life

Sexwork & Stripping. On & off stage, under the lights or in the dark; back in the day, until today. For me, it would never as good as the first time.

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In Praise of Literary Conferences

Have you ever wondered “What’s the deal with literary conferences and book festivals? Why should I bother?” Why go to literary conferences when you can read and drink from the comfort of your own home? Here’s why.

memoir, previously published

Lesson Number One

Previously published: BUST Magazine Spring/Summer 1996 (as Scarlett Fever) He pushes me inside a yellow…

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On editing porn

I love editing and proofreading other people’s work for many reasons. I love finding mistakes—correction:…

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Maid in 2012

Note to self, dated May 2012. During the two years of “under-employment.” A year ago…

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not so great expectations

I recently found myself trying to talk an Executive team into allowing their employees the…

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and now, a word about god

It took a long time for me to hear god talking, to know which was my crazy and which was God. Longer still, to have faith & be okay with God’s sense of humor…

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job hunting AC/BC

Gone are the days of picking up a paper or picking a pocket. Everything from job hunting to theft is online now. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell one from the other.

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getting there from here

I have a definite writing process. First I put down the basics. Where’m I starting…

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looking for the loophole

If I’m calling around to see if what I have in mind is ethical or…

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dawn

I have some free time now, with the not working and all. I’ve been sorting…

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trudging the road…

I started this journey of sudden unemployment induced total life change very gung-ho. I had…

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cookie monster

I went on an audition this week, a casting call on craigslist for a print…

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setting the angel free

I have a Chinese tattoo that loosely translates to “The end of Crisis is the…

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today is the first day of the rest of my unemployment…

In the general theme of be careful what you wish for,  two weeks ago I…

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chance meetings & second chances

When I was a kid I wanted to be a garbage man or a guest…

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old goats & open hearts

Green Chimney’s is a place for learning & healing for kids and animals. That’s why…

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wake me up before you goat, girl

My first day working in the barn at Green Chimney’s. You know how excited I…

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ready, set…goat!

There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, you know the one, he’s…

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time & money

As in, given a choice, which would you choose? Thanks to the “economic downturn” I…