She Works Hard for the Money

Location: My piggy bank
July 6, 2010
Adventure #23

In our backwards world where a rich poet is an oxymoron, I am always quite pleased with myself for making a few bucks off the odd ode. This year, I received my first-ever royalty check off of my debut poetry chapbook "Opened Aperture," and just today, I was paid for my poetry show last week. I thought I performed for the sheer joy of being onstage, so this financial boon was icing on my composition cake. While I can't subsist on my bard lifestyle alone, I can buy a round of beers or weekly provisions now and then, and I believe that getting paid for what I pour my heart into is worth its weight in groceries.