Submitting our work can often feel daunting, risky, even scary. Although I’m sure there is one, I can’t currently think of another profession where one willingly places themselves in a position to be rejected as much as writers do.
Poet and essayist Sean Thomas Dougherty describes his night job as a medical technician and life-skills trainer at a facility for those with traumatic brain injuries.
In this masterful microessay that blends experience and surrealism (as well as a Q & A), Heather Lanier explores the experience of an applicant on the academic job market.