One of the best parts of a career in freelance writing is the constant exposure to new places, ideas, and people. Every assignment presents a new opportunity to learn and a new world to explore, and every day is a new story waiting to be told.
Then again, one of the other best parts of said career is the opportunity to revisit some old favorites with a newfound critical eye and a wider audience. And a bigger mouth.
– SSB was named one of “Chicago’s Best Blogs” (White Sox category, naturally) by the Chicago Tribune.
– The 2008 baseball season is underway, and it’s going to be a rough one for Sox players and fans alike.
– But it could be worse: at least we’re not rooting for the Royals.
– The new Counting Crows album is pretty good, as is the new Nine Inch Nails instrumental quasi-album.
– If you’ve ever wondered exactly how a person can inflict temporary psychosis upon themselves, the answer may lie in a box of records somewhere.
Finally, a story about perseverance. In 2004, when I was slightly less of a nobody than I am now, I sent a submission in to one of my favorite magazines in the world. They very quietly rejected it, but I held on and earlier this year found a new outlet that may have had a use for it. And lo and behold, I will become a published poet for the first and possibly last time in the spring issue of the Seattle-based Commonline Project. Far out, man. Far out indeed.