Writer in Jacksonville, Florida

Looking for the job that fits me just the way I am, not a job that wants to change who I am, I am writer. I have writing since I was thirteen years old, and although I've experienced dry spells and blocks, I have never stopped writing. I create works of poetry and short stories in an extremely wide variety of topics. I am very open with my opinions, I am honest to the point that would embarrass most people, especially those who are cautious with their words so as not to offend anyone. But that's not me, I certainly understand the importance of curbing your input in certain situations, if it is obvious that offenses will be taken. However, I believe that everyone has the right believe in anything they want to believe in, and not only do we all have the right to express ourselves as we choose, but no one else should ever try to stop us. Anyone who disagrees, anyone who doesn't want to listen, can simply walk away. Anyone who doesn't want to read the subject matter I write about, can simply turn the page. Why waste your time being angry or offended by something someone says, which will ultimately have no affect on your life? Afterall, I'm not asking anyone to change their beliefs, I don't expect for everyone to understand what I'm talking about all the time or why I feel the way I do. I have no intention of gathering a crowd around me in order to be heard. I write in part because I love to and also in part because I have to, a statement any writer will tell is you true. I love the simplicity of putting words onto paper that have the power to draw a reader into the same place, the same moment and experience the same emotions which I have just created for them. I also love the healing power of a blank sheet of paper, as it waits for you to muster up the courage to put aside your pride and just pour your anger and sadness onto it. The relief it offers to get it all out as well as the hope it gives me to believe that someone else out there feels the same way, perhaps that someone just needs to know that they are not alone. I am willing to reveal all my secrets, express my beliefs and expose all my thoughts, both crazy and sane ones, both sensitive and straight forward ones. I feel that every blank sheet of paper expects for me to put absolutely all of me into whatever I have to say at that moment. A partial expression or half of a confession, holding back in any way would be cowardly of me. I would feel as though I were cheating myself along with the reader, lying by simply omitting the details. It is the details in everything we say, write and read that make a story worth telling, worth hearing, worth sharing. It is the details that allow us to feel the words, not just read or hear them. I am not a published author - yet, although I have a manuscript ready to submit, when I get around to it. I don't write for the fame or attention, I've never made a cent off anything I've said or written. Regardless, even if a day came where not a single person wanted to read one more printed of word of mine, nothing could ever stop me from continuing to write. I'm currently a stay at mom, unemployed mainly because although I'm bored and would enjoy working again, I refuse be unhappy with the work I'm doing. I have spent several years working with animals in a veterinary hospital and it was the best job I've ever had. I love animals and I'm a huge fan of dogs, so if this is an opportunity to work while combining my love of writing with my love of dogs, then I am the perfect fit - just the way I am. An employee who loves what they do, shows it in their work. Clearly this is a win-win for all parties involved!