Times are tough all over.
The Torkildsons have been impacted by the runaway inflation just like everyone else. Our lifestyle has contracted accordingly. Willy-nilly, Amy and I must embrace the gig economy to continue to live in modest and decent comfort.
So today, while Amy was toiling temporarily at H&R Block, I came up with this paragraph:
Wife to be laid off in April. Am offering my services as rent-a-poet to
help us pay rent/buy food. Five dollars for six lines of verse. This is
not a joke -- and neither is inflation! Serious replies only. Please
help a soon-to-be-starving artist!
And posted it to 64 journalists who have 'liked' my poems on Twitter.
I don't really know what kind of response I expected. But here are the responses I got back so far:
look through my tweets for his clever and entertaining work. It brightens up my day
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