My Self-Employed Life

In Praise of the Day Job

This is a piece I wrote for Mabel Magazine last year. The editors have kindly allowed me to re-post it here, with some edits. For the last six years, I’ve been a fairly successful working artist. And for the last five years, I’ve had a day job. (However, this piece isn’t about how I found […]

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Life in a Small Studio

A couple of weeks ago, I paid off my 2013 California State taxes. I was on an installment plan, paying monthly, but I’d gotten a nice chunk of money from teaching a private class. Since I’d already paid all my other bills for the month, I figured I’d write a check to the state. I

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