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Jessica Cherok
Contemporary Soapboxer. Occasionally it's really insightful.
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When I left my full-time job as a project manager for a non-profit, I don’t know I was appropriately warned about what trying to make a…
When I left my full-time job as a project manager for a non-profit, I don’t know I was appropriately warned about what trying to make a living off of my creative skills would be like. I heard a lot of, “Deciding to go freelance was the best decision I ever made!” Really? Because it’s pretty much the weirdest decision I’ve ever made. Probably, in part, because telling people you’re a writer sounds like complete bullshit.
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F*ckitty F*cking F*ck
I completely lack sympathy today. Maybe I’m a little too sensitive, but not so sensitive that I believe foul language is detrimental to the…
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Welcome to the Web
The place where I work, but don’t understand
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Cryptic Status Update
Vaguely Tell Everyone
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