Archive for February 2007

Language

Posted to Work on 17 February 2007, with 3 comments so far.

by Teresa Peipins—Age 49—Barcelona, Spain After 20 plus years of classroom teaching I decided to have a go as a freelance language teacher. My decision seemed practical since in Spain everyone is studying English although it doesn ´t seem like anyone is making much progress. My usual day can start at 8 AM with motivated [...]

Autobiography

Posted to Autobiographies on 15 February 2007, with 4 comments so far.

Remember 400-word autobiographies? I’m still collecting them. This one—a life in books—won my heart right away. It has narrative, pathos, plot and theme…and it’s just a list of the titles of books. Maybe it will inspire some spin-offs… —Ed. by Paul Hellweg—Age 61—Frazier Park, CA Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, edited by Watty Piper. Little Red [...]

After-School Postal Worker

Posted to Work on 14 February 2007, with no comments so far.

by Julia Chariott—Age 35—New York, NY Dear Editor, Here’s a submission for your WORK issue. Currently, I am a thirty-five year old lawyer in New York City, but this short piece is a typical schedule from a day at my best job ever, which I had in high school. Thanks for your consideration, Julia Chariott [...]

Associate

Posted to Work on 13 February 2007, with 2 comments so far.

by Mike—Age 24—Cleveland, OH I have a job as an associate editor at a magazine that you don’t read. I’m not offended; I don’t read it either. I don’t associate with other editors, as my title would lead some to believe. No, I’m quite lonesome in my little cube, up to my ears in stories [...]