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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

The Weird Al Word Crimes Unit Is On Patrol

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Sometimes you're in a job interview, or at a party or someplace, and you get the question, "What would be your ideal job, if money ...
Monday, August 4, 2014

White-Out: It's Not Just for Paper Anymore

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So how many bottles of white-out do you think it took to cover up "Dominicks" on this sign? Poor Dominicks. A successful groc...

Putting the White Back in White Castle

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Whites Castles? Are they making a statement about their target demographic? Or maybe it's a sad commentary about home prices i...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

The Latest Wage Crime in Educational Publishing

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Image credit: crystalmedia.com Today, while job hunting, I noticed this little gem : Editor for English/Language Arts Curriculum wowz...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Thoughts on Being Laid Off... Again

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Image credit: allthingsd.com Last week I got laid off for the third time in five years. My thoughts, in order of appearance. Wednesd...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Are Copy Editors an Endangered Species?

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The other day, I ran into a co-worker on the bus ride to work. He is a copy editor. So am I. Well, actually my title is Web Content Strategi...
Monday, September 23, 2013

This Is What Chronic Sleep Deprivation Looks Like

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Once upon a time, I was young and single and had no kids. I had nothing better to do than look after my own health and well-being. I reg...
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Jen Mierisch draws inspiration from science fiction, ghost stories, and the wacky idiosyncrasies of human nature. She lives, works, and writes just outside Chicago, Illinois.
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