Back Pocket

What a line. “My motivation isn’t completely altruistic.”
Permanently working for free loomed after the few months volunteering as the member magazine's assistant editor. I wish I could have told him, also a frequent volunteer, then that I’d certainly be around a while, but returning East was inevitable. The director and I continued Thai lunch.
I don’t have the courage to list here the reasons I’m fond of my past experiences there. Even though the magazine can’t pay me a lot now, I’m happy to work with them again.
I pitched service as regional correspondent. The new ed. assigned me a profile and concert preview story on former Seattleite and musician Kendra Shank.
I send the piece in early next week after a phone interview and trip to the NYC-based singer’s brunch gig here with Francois Moutin, bass, and John Stowall, guitar; I’ll record temporary travel expenses on 2008’s Schedule C. (Lessons on filing quarterly some other time.)
With this clip, I'll pitch national jazz pubs on the jazz org's upcoming 20th fest.

Also, with disagreeable times now past, that agency called yesterday with a short freelance proofreading assignment for next week. I can't wait to do good work for us both.