I don’t have any “concrete work experience,” in my field. But I have experience editing and writing. What do you think English majors do for four years? Sit on their arses discussing the meaning of life?! All I did was read and write, analyze and defend my position with […]
My goal is to write a new blog entry every day. I don’t want them to be crappy entries. I guess some will have to be short, and not necessarily my view on the newsworthy drama of the day. (I can’t stand watching the news sometimes.) So I’ll add
Poem: Rest in Peace Read More »
I’m getting kind of excited about taking the train. People in Europe take the train all the time to travel, but train travel in the United States is nearly obsolete. I’m going on a trip and it is my first real train ride. I only have one choice as
Trains are for Writers Read More »
Every writer out there has a story about how they can’t write. About how the words are stuck so far up their ass that it’s diminishing their will to live. That because they can’t be all creative they are going to lose their job, their wife and kids, and
Prose Poem: Writer’s Block Read More »
I am officially a real employee. I get up everyday at 7:00am and report dutifully to my desk by 8:30am. I answer phones, complete paperwork, and participate in company culture. I tuck in my shirt, wear closed toe shoes, and sit up straight. I stare at a computer for
My First “Real” Job Read More »
When she took her final bow, the lights dimmed to a crimson black. Her friends and family couldn’t let the curtain fall; they screamed and cried into the darkness until she left them. All they had to do was go home. But they regarded the solemn tears on their
Prose Poem: Closing Night Read More »
So it seems as if my semester is going out like a smoldering coal rather than a big bang. I have thus far refused to study for my examinations; not entirely: I have 1/2 of two different books to read, and a bunch of notes to study, and the
Existential Lessons from my Last College Class Read More »
I don’t wanna mess around here, introducing myself and all that. I think that’s silly. I plan to stay anonymous– that’s what the internet is good for, right? Just playin! I would like to just get straight to the point: I’m Talia Clay, in my twenties, graduating college and
My First Blog Ever! Read More »
