Archive for May 2007

Yo,

Posted to Work on 23 May 2007, with 2 comments so far.

by Greta—Age 52—Freeland, MI I have spent my professional life as a writer, but it’s not like you think. I am a copywriter, writer of brochures, trade ads, direct mail, radio spots, billboards, posters and Powerpoint presentations. Marketing communications, we call it. Marcom. The Ad Biz. One of the most charming men I’ve ever met, [...]

Funeral

Posted to Work on 21 May 2007, with 13 comments so far.

by Kimalisa—Age 35—New York, NY When I was in college, I worked in a funeral home. I was a night clerk, answering phones and opening and closing the chapel for wakes. Unlike how it’s usually portrayed, working in a funeral home is a pretty uneventful job. In four years, I never minded working there, except [...]

Rijn,

Posted to Autobiographies on 19 May 2007, with 12 comments so far.

I have: Held a decapitated human head in my hands, sliced neatly in half, and marvelled at the astounding beauty contained within. Always played with words, my childhood ambition to be “˜an authoress’ thwarted by my perfectionism on my first day of school, returning home to sob “I’ve had a whole day of classes, and [...]

U.S.

Posted to Work on 17 May 2007, with 1 comment so far.

by Tim Connolley–Age 58–Minneapolis, MN I weighed 210 pounds when I joined the Army after graduating high school. I went to basic training and was always a target for the drill instructors. I was different. I was the one who would cause problems in combat. At the start of basic, I failed the PT test. [...]