Confusion About My Profession
Carolyn
February 03, 2012
A day in the life of..., Literature
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Tags: Angry Birds, science, writing
Anybody on the planet: “What do you do?”
Carolyn: “I’m a writer.”
POP QUIZ — What is my profession?
If you said membrane technology/water filtration expert, you’d be close—so close!—but wrong.
This confusion is understandable, as I once got an A in a high school freshman science class. This was not an AP or honors class, mind you. The class wasn’t even called biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, … No, it was just called “Science,” which is how classes are titled for people too stupid to be enrolled in a class with an actual purpose, direction, or focus.
To be fair, I barely recall taking … Continue Reading
