Every now and again I surprise myself with something I've read on this blog, something I've written and forgotten about. It's usually something that I determine is a little better than the regular detritus I post here.
I have no idea how it happens, or why. Maybe it's luck. Can a writer be lucky? Of course he can, but it would be far better to fall back on talent. I think I may be more lucky than talented on any given day.
With that said, this may not be any good either. But I like it after a 5-year incubation. Perhaps that is all you can do, like something 5-years down the road, even if you're wrong.
Job Hunting in the Cosmic Disorder
Strange things often happen when I go to job interviews.
I was on my way to interview for a VISTA organizing job
when Reagan was shot.
I was headed to a restaurant to interview for a cooking position
when the Towers came down.
Today I was headed to an interview for a painting job when the
shooting at Reynolds High happened.
A real reminder of how life persists when the madness goes down,
which it does every day somewhere.
Would any of it have happened
if I didn't need a job?
TS
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