Gainful Employment – Therese Doucet

A Shutdown Poem

A Congress of my past selves convenes Hotly debating how to appropriate The dull foul-smelling coins That make more jingling sound than they can buy — An outmoded currency, this rage. They argue from all the times I’ve switched selves That beliefs aren’t immutable. They stand me before a murder board As if I wereContinue reading “A Shutdown Poem”

A Catch-Up Post

Since I haven’t updated the blog in a few months, some catching up is in order. Here’s what’s been going on with me: September At the beginning of the month, I had an exciting work trip to Kansas City, Missouri. I hadn’t realized (as you probably hadn’t either) that Kansas City is actually a very coolContinue reading “A Catch-Up Post”

First Print Publication

My first print publication in a literary journal is out (my previous publications were both in online journals). This one is a nonfiction essay called “Farzad, Son of Glory,” and appears in the 2010 edition of Bayou, a literary journal published by the University of New Orleans. (Support the cause of literature by buying aContinue reading “First Print Publication”

Independence Day and NYC Trip Report

Happy Fourth of July! Some good news to share: Starting next month I’ll be joining the ranks of the (fully and gainfully) employed. I’ve accepted an offer from a federal government agency and will be going back into my old line of work as a program analyst (subject, of course, to background checks and paperwork,Continue reading “Independence Day and NYC Trip Report”

Bedtime Songs

The morning daycare for Amandine is working out great so far. She seems to like it, and I’ve been able to get some revisions done on my book. I think the manuscript is just about ready to send out to some of my friends who’ve said they’d be willing to take a look at it.Continue reading “Bedtime Songs”

Job Hunting

I’m not going to do a real post this week, because as my title suggests I am pretty busy at the moment looking for a (paying) full-time job. Not that being a stay-at-home mom/wannabe novelist isn’t full of its own kind of benefits, but circumstances dictate that I will be needing a salary of myContinue reading “Job Hunting”