COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION #15, Gotta Serve Somebody
Personal Journalist Hangs It All On A Masthead Of The Working Poor
The best fighter is never angry.
―Lao Tzu
Anger’s the silent killer. Well, that and fentanyl but sugar is the enemy. Falling out with a jar of peanut butter and pint of Ben&Jerry’s might be fun if you’re a lucky solagamist like me but those ice cream hangovers are dark, Bubba. Who cares?
Confessional and first-person account like this is ruining our perfect opportunity to commit real journalism on social media. Just telling you what I think = Look at me I’m angry and smart.
Far be it from me to talk down bearing witness through the written word. It’s on brand but not cool, soldier and not a good look. Facebook lookin like the Tortured Boomers Department. IG’s alright if you like thick chicks who doesn’t but TikTok is the people’s platform and radio! Ya heard?
The City of Austin reported a 1000% increase in overdoses in a single day this week, 9 of them fatal. There’s a war on the poor but the kids are alright. Beyond the paywall below is a different story, some background on how I went from a suicidal lech to a sugar junkie and proud member of the social services community. It’s confessional but redemptive and the only way I can clear the chamber before I get to the real news.
Expect a personal plea from Your Writer in the coming months. We’ve got to come together y’all.
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY, Personal Journalist Hangs It All On A Masthead Of The Working Poor
I have only come through decades of depression and substance abuse with the power of the written word. I made it as a pirate and personal journalist in a dead heat with my own self worth until I got sick and probably would’ve worked myself to death. When I couldn’t work and anyway keep running and gunning from what was wrong with me, it found me, my blues, as chronicled in IN ALL THE WAYS BUT…
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