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It’s ACL week here in Austin. We’ve got David Byrne this afternoon and Paul McCartney tonight. Tomorrow evening I get to throw on my chain wallet and see what the Deftones have left in the tank. If you’re looking for me, you can find me in the pit throwing bows.
Strong Content Of The Week
A Tale As Old As Time: Getting A Haircut And Lying To Your Barber About How Great It Looks
This cracked me up. I can’t remember the last time I said anything other than “it looks great” after getting trimmed up. Funny AND true.
Growing Apart From Old Friends Is Just A Part Of Life
Madoff’s back doing Madoff content. People are happy. Great piece.
Touching Base had a big week. Of course I’m going to say that every week, but I did like the fun and easy banter. Still can’t get over the moth stuff. If you had told me a year ago that I’d be doing numbers on moth twitter, I’d have told you to buzz off.
Motel 6: we’ll leave the light on for you
Moth: pic.twitter.com/XWvQrN3vrb
— David Ruff (@dcarterruff) October 3, 2018
Also, we’re on Spotify now.
You Want To Write For Us?
We receive numerous writer applications each day. Generally, I’m the one who goes through them unless someone reaches out to Will directly. I do not give feedback on every application. I’d love to, but there’s no way I can properly critique five columns a day and maintain my current work load. Where many of them miss is by being 1) stale topics (post grad life vs. college), or 2) poorly edited. I miss stuff when I edit too, but I’d say a quarter of the submissions I get haven’t been proof read. That’s your audition. At least read through it before submitting.
With that being said, the best way to get our attention is by doing something different. Impress us on social media. Write something that no one has written before. Honestly, we don’t necessarily need more writers at this point. I like our team. But that doesn’t mean I’m not passively looking. Have you blogged before? Show me your work. Know WordPress? That’s a huge plus. Good writing ability is a prerequisite, of course, but if you can combine that with your own personal marketing (social media), that will catch my eye. Show us your personality however you can..
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Best feedback I’ve ever gotten for a job I never even applied to. Keep living moth, king.
Hey if anyone out there really wants to write for PGP and wants feedback on their submissions feel free to reach out to me on Twitter. I know I probably submitted 20+ pieces that didn’t get published before I wrote enough stuff that was good enough for Dave/Will to take the chance and gave me this great opportunity. It’s been amazing getting make what was just a passion more than just a hobby and I’d be happy to help anyone out there who really wants to improve their writing.
speaking of proofreading
I can spin a good yarn about the nonsense I witness at my local Applebee’s. Is that the kind of content we’re looking for?
That’s the kind of content HBO should be looking for.
That’s a very kind offer. I’ll have to remember that if I ever get off my ass and write something. Thank you sir, and continue the good work.
Madoff is a national treasure and we’re incredibly lucky to have him as a writer for this site.
Nicolas Cage is a national treasure.
Tell me how much content I need to chuck your way to get included in the remote writer secret santa exchange
Fanboy/Twitter Troll (@_MayDay35, I’m blocked by Micah on 1 account so you know I’m legit) feedback… 1) Still waiting on the android app 2) Grandex has a bookie sponsor and Micah does his picks of the week… For your stock trading sponsor, maybe Dave should do a stock of the week pick? I’m just looking for a hot tip because I’m a degenerate. No the maker of Moth Balls (Enoz) isn’t publicly traded.
This weeks Getting Back in The Game was pretty good.
Still want to see Ruger_Dern write some PGP stuff.
Comments still bugging out and not showing up for me on mobile. Clean it up kings!
When are we getting Randy, Rosie and the Homie all on the pod together?