Sonnet 8 | Curriculum Vitae

Author’s Note: This Sonnet was inspired by the list made by painter Agnes Martin, whose own menial, often oddball jobs provided her with the boredom she needed to be creative.

I have worked:

1. As a salesperson at a crystals shop in a bird park.
2. As a waitron just once.
3. As a volunteer dog-walker.
4. In a cat hospital, at an animal shelter.
5. Teaching someone the International Phonetic Alphabet.
6. As an au pair.
7. As a freelance writer for a doomsday prepper website.
8. As a volunteer facilitator for special needs kids.
9. As an on-and-off writer for a local travel company.
10. In a witch’s costume, promoting a Disney Channel movie.
11. As kidtrepreneur, selling shitty microwaved candles to my neighbors.
12. As a gift wrapper in a children’s toy shop.
13. As a user experience designer.
14. As a summer intern at the national museum, putting labels on taxidermied animals.