A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: john.ettorre@gmail.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Work ShallI'm a Cleveland, Ohio-based writer, editor and writing coach, with more than 25 years of experience, including stints in Chicago and Washington, D.C. My work has appeared in more than 100 print and online publications, from the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor to local and regional publications. My work has been recognized by awards (including an Emmy) from four journalism groups.
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Ironic that your headline is 'Work Shall Set You Free' on the day that the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign was stolen from Auschwitz. Coincidence?
You are a sharp-eyed dude, Joe. I was indeed making a nod to that very thing. And there's a second irony: only two hours ago, I was thinking of you as I heard on NPR that recently sprung jailbird Jim Traficant is considering another run for Congress. I wondered what you'd think of that.
I blogged about Traficant a couple days ago. About three weeks ago I decided to turn the lights back on at 'Youngstown Pride'. Feel free to check it out at http://youngstownpride.blogspot.com
Boy, is that GREAT news, Joe. I've missed that blog a lot, and will now add it (again) to my regular reading routine. I hope others will as well.
I’m afraid I’ll let work define me throughout my whole life, the wrong kind of work most of the time, jobs, things I’ve had to do (or believed I had to do) to keep the wolf from the door. But even when not gainfully employed most of the things I’ve chosen to do in the name of relaxation have been the kind of things most people would consider work. I’ve never been very good at wasting time. I like what I’m engaged in to have an end purpose. The end result is that I’m not actually sure my body is capable of relaxing any more.
Nothing wrong with that, Jim. Any kind of work at all is honorable, and the other kinds of work we have to do to fund our creative endeavors only make the writing work feel like that much more of a gift. At least that's how I think about it.
My grandmother always said "idle hands breed the devil". (oh and I'm so happy to discover your friend Joe's local blog, maybe again I will never have to shudder when asked if I am from Ytown!)
Ytown is rich in great blogs. I Will Shout Youngstown is also a gem.
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