I guess I was at the point where I had the time to
pick up another job, considering my FTM transgendered boyfriend broke up with
me at Picadilly. I’m not good with being idle AT ALL. When I’m idle, I’m stuck
trying to figure out why I think the way I do and my thinking is always
distracted by my A.D.D. which is always an issue because I’m not really sure
that I always stay on target for what the point is of sharing my observations
about living in a world that makes sense and doesn’t make sense. See what I
mean? I’m supposed to be talking about why my 4-year Bachelor’s college in
General Studies (What the hell is that?) degree hasn’t paid off exactly the way
I want it. That’s why I’m working 5 jobs with a college degree. Did I mention I
have no health insurance?...So, I am basically desperate. I live in a country
that has convinced me that there
are no jobs around. Which is code for “jobs we don’t want to do.” So, I bit the
bullet and went to McDonald’s to apply for a manager’s position. Working in the
fast food industry is tough the days with all the menu options, health
awareness, and 24-hour service. Working in fast food would put me in a tight
spot being that they want me to be there 8-10 hours a day! That’s hard because
my jobs that I have currently are all designed around my A.D.D. I can only
maintain focus for so long on one task…So, I go in for the job interview. I am
immediately turned away because I don’t have a McDegree. “Generally” speaking, there
was no point really to this “general” rant like my college degree that makes me
feel “general.”
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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