Makin' a Living

Thick skin. That's what you need when you're down here trying to get up there. You have to swallow hard when the boss says you're wrong, even though time will show you to be right, and the knowledge of that is pulsing to the core of you. You suck it up and say yes sir/ma'am, I'll do better next time, because that it is the way things open up. You have to show that you are able to let go without getting angry or they will send you back down there to oblivion if not give you the bum's rush to cold streets. They have power and you do not. That's just the way it is. Editors are like that and they are always right if you want your work to see the light of day. Someday things might be different, but for now, you just keep going, shedding and shuffling to the commands of the market economy. If you play along they will throw you quarters and afford you a seat at the table, three hots and a flop.