deb bledsoe wrote:
> Have you talked to a college student lately? They are going $40-60K or 
> more in debt to go to school, as is expected of them, but when they 
> graduate, there is no job, or nothing in their field.
deb,

I am sharply aware of this painful situation. I have come to know too 
many young folk that have MFAs in creative writing.

An argument that I used to hear, until I stopped caring to listen, 
against traditional trades education programs is that parents don't see 
jobs in it for their kids.

Who the hell propagated the bright idea that there is a career in 
creative writing?

When Amazon last year held a novel contest, with promise of publication 
and promotion to the winner, there were something like 10,000 entries.

It is like a lottery, only more expensive to play.

I think my mother was right when I told her I wanted to be a poet... oh, 
Jes%$(@)*$s, KENNETH... have a back-up plan like in a real job!

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