Category Archives: Careers
On Writers
Writers are special people. Except for the fortunate few who can afford to live on a farm in the Netherlands and write 19th century pastoral poetry, most writers aim to please. That is, we write to sell. And writing to … Continue reading
The Bipolar Writerly Life
There are some days when I think I’m an honest-to-goodness genius. On those days, I feel like a veritable gift to this world, like sliced bread, or sunshine, or Jesus. I can cure ignorance. I can defeat stupidity. I can … Continue reading
Shameless Plug for a Good Cause
My short story, “A Cultural Revolution,” has been published in this recently-released short fiction anthology: Voice from the Planet. Check it out! Experience the trauma of an African earthquake and catch a lush glimpse of love in the jungles of … Continue reading
Loving (Not) Having It All
Back in September 2008, I started this blog as an escape from the daily doldrums of the corporate world. I originally began writing because, like many people just out of college, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. The … Continue reading
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Living in an Angsta’s Paradise
I have officially become a tortured artist. I had never believed in that crap before. To me, the “tortured artist” was an anachronistic idea that allowed angst-ridden weirdo-artists to swath themselves in alcohol, drugs, and sex addiction. Were their lives … Continue reading
Blaming Blogger’s Block
Over the past few weeks, I have endured a severe case of writer’s block – or, to be more specific, blogger’s block. Blogger’s block is the over-alliterated, ugly stepsister to writer’s block, in which a normally-loquacious blah-ger can’t find anything … Continue reading
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Following Fuzzy Dreams
I grew up in a small town outside of Boston, not destitute-poor nor ostentatious-rich. I had a perfectly normal upbringing, fraught with wonderful childhood memories of uncontroversial activities and agreeable relatives. I made it through middle school and high school without ever … Continue reading
When Doing Butt Clenches at the Office is Not Enough
Most of us sit at a desk for more than eight hours a day, staring at a tiny monitor, writing humdrum reports, and risking carpal tunnel in our fingers. The most exercise we get is from walking… on our way … Continue reading
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Five Forces to Getting a Job
One of the virtues of being an alum is that people start asking for your expert advice. This past weekend, I attended a business conference in Boston, where I met several ambitious young women who all want to land fancy … Continue reading
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