Day: December 26, 2014

I recently had a large typewriter tattooed onto my arm. Although I love the aesthetics of the drawing, I can’t claim that the image has particular resonance with my own history as a writer. My first writing tool was a Mac SE computer, but somehow a drawing of an outdated Apple machine seemed less iconic than a beautiful Underwood.

I felt I somehow needed to mark myself as a writer in a permanent way, even though I don’t feel like one on most days. Most of the words I compose go into press releases and web postings that don’t bear my name, but do contribute to the general struggle for workers’ and human rights. I feel good about the text I compose and the people I do it for. But the politics and passion are tempered by professional considerations. I write for work, but rarely for myself anymore.

Part of…

“We’re gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny- fucking- Kaye!”

– Clark Griswold

Happy Holidays, thanks for all the follows, likes and comments. Thanks for reading.

– Josh Fleming

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