Comments | greygirlbeast: "Give me back my broken night, my mirrored room, my secret life."

greygirlbeast

"Give me back my broken night, my mirrored room, my secret life."

Mar 21, 2015 11:50

Currently, it's 35˚F. Tonight's low will be 23˚F (windchill 9˚F), with snow flurries. The world is white. It's currently snowing in Providence. Welcome, Spring 2015.

Ten years ago, almost to the day (March 22, 2005), I wrote:

I have to write. I have to write regardless. I does not matter if I've had a bad day. It does not matter if I am depressed ( Read more... )

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wood_dragon March 21 2015, 16:10:11 UTC

I have to write. I have to write regardless....

I may need to print that paragraph & hang it above my computer.

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greygirlbeast March 21 2015, 23:53:54 UTC

I had no idea they paid you that little. From what I've gathered of how long it takes to put together one page..does that work out to below minimum wage?

There really no practical way to compare my income as a freelancer to the income of someone who has a wage.

everville340 March 22 2015, 16:04:01 UTC

I respect the paragraph that you had written ten years ago today (as I write this). I would try to remember those words in the context of leaving my apartment amongst the public, if doing so would not lessen the intent or purpose for which you had written them.