career Archives - Pyragraph

Writers: How to Thrive in 5 Easy Steps Don't just survive, thrive!

By Daphne Stanford | July 27, 2015 |

Whatever you do, don’t avoid writing because of fear of pain and suffering.

Make New Friends and Keep the Old One method is silver; the other requires you not listen to the fucking NY Times

By Jennifer Kes Remington | January 1, 2014 |

If you realize after a big life event that, then and only then, you appreciate who your friends are, you are a shitty friend.

I’ll Get By with a Little Help from My Friends How asking for help has helped me

By Jennifer Kes Remington | December 26, 2013 |

I would not be where I am today without asking for help, and my whole life is a domino effect of the positive outcome of this.

Small Town Kid, Big Dreams

By Tonya Kay | July 11, 2013 |

I am unfit for the 9-5, but exceptional at the unstable, abstract and adventurous. I am an artist!

Mother Professor: From Fear to Encouragement

By Elaine Avila | May 10, 2013 |

Tenure-track academia includes lots of last-minute-due-tomorrow-can’t-say-no type of requests. I had to find ways to deal with it.

Expo Events: B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E (Or obnoxious; they’re probably the same thing)

By Jennifer Kes Remington | May 9, 2013 |

I think overcoming a possibly uncomfortable situation by doing something other than just standing there was a big step.

The Morning After

By Marianne | November 10, 2012 |

Every four years, in the early hours of a new or renewed mandate, I do find myself mysteriously yet resolutely standing at a personal crossroad again.