Food Stamps Keep Me from Being a Starving Artist

I’m not a full-time employee but I still deserve help affording to eat

Maya Strong
Nov 5 · 6 min read
Photo by Hanson Lu on Unsplash

Anyone who has ever contemplated life as an artist has considered the prospect of becoming a “starving artist.” The money is in corporation, not creativity. Or so one side of the story goes.

Maya Strong

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Intersectional feminist. Everyday activist. Out/proud enby queer. They/Them. For the rest of the story, read my words. Say hi at mayastrong.writer@gmail.com 💜

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