Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Jobs I have had: A List

In no particular order and for no particular reason:

community college English instructor
adjunct university instructor
newspaper reporter and entertainment writer
newspaper copy editor
newspaper book reviewer
bridge caddy
substitute teacher -- all grades
independent telephone-book delivery man (two days)
courier
landscaping and sprinkler-installation worker
high-school journalism teacher
technical editor
scholarly journal editor
summer camp counselor, bus driver, rock-climbing teacher, and adventure director
newsletter editor
freelance magazine writer
video script writer
Miller's Outpost seasonal employee
public relations writer
unpaid wedding photographer (beginning at age 10, when I took Polaroid photos at my mom's second wedding ... exactly one photo came out).