Wednesday, August 20, 2008

She only comes when she's on top...and other reasons people should hire me to write the break-up letters.

More on that idea I mentioned last time:

Since starting to look what I need to do to a)apply to graduate school and b)go there while in good standing with creditors/the government, I've been trying to come up with ways to sneak a little extra cash here and there.

I will write your break-up letters. I think I can do this. I'll set up an eBay account, crank out a few samples of various styles and get PayPal up and running. This can be done. I can create transcripts to be passive-agressively left on answering machines while (ex)loved-ones are abroad. I can write break-up letters, e-mails, post-it notes (handwriting is an extra, non-negotiable charge).

I can also write why-did-you-break-up-with-me letters. I've actually received a couple of those. Also, I'm-sorry-I-broke-up-with-you-because-you-look-fuckin'-great letters.

On an unrelated note, Former Professor asked me to take a look at a story he's working on. This is strange in ways I cannot fully explain, least of which is that I don't think I'm actually qualified to critique the work of more successful (in that they have been published) writers. In asking me he called me a "rigorous critic". Don't know what that means beyond "annoyingly particular".

Hopefully the story isn't total shit.

1 comment:

Geans said...

If you could write a letter using only James lyrics, that would rule, too.

"My therapist said not to see you no more. She said you're like a disease without any cure"

I really think you're on to something.