Starting Word Count = 56,346 Ending Word Count Words Written Today Average Pace 1-Dec 58,312 1,966 1,966 2-Dec 58,709 397 1,182 3-Dec 60,402 1,693 1,352 4-Dec 60,402 0 1,352 5-Dec 60,402 0 1,014 6-Dec 62,208 1,806 977 That probably speaks for itself. ( Read more... )

When I first came back to Pittsburgh I had lofty ambitions of getting a teaching job like the one I carelessly discarded. You know, with the students and the books and the papers and the headaches. I dutifully completed the requirements for a PA teaching certificate and sent out my resume to community colleges and schools alike ( Read more... )