Hello Everyone. My name is Matt and, as the title says, I am actually at work right now bored to death and dreaming of the day I can live in some house where my desk faces water and not a hospital lobby. I stumbled on this site after being a fan of the Cult for a long time. I've been fortunate enough to get some things published but am still attempting to hash out that one great story.
I look forward to getting some work ripped apart by everyone and reading some quality discussions.
~Matt
If I'm not mistaken, Dave is laughing because he took the joy of saying "Dave will be along later to welcome you." And I'm shitty because I thought I'd finally get the chance to say it. If that's not the joke, Dave... fuck you, I still wanted to say it.
Welcome! I'm Courtney and I'm pretty new, but it's easy to get the hang around here. The next person will likely ask: what do you write? So... what do you write?
I'm assuming you got a workshop subscription, so I'm waiting on your first submission. I'm a prolific editor... wish I could say as much about the writing aspect of it, but hey. I'm forcing myself to write (I'm multi-tasking) as we speak.
Hey Matt, Matt will be along soon to say that you stole his name or something. I think I remember you from The Cult.
What is wrong with a desk facing a hospital lobby? That sounds downright sanguinary.
Maybe Renee will tell you about her first time if you ask nicely.
Watch out for Courtney, she is underage (kidding).
@Courtney: I have a hard spot for anything baby related.
Welcome Matt.
Thanks all for the greetings!
Ice Cream- anything with peanut butter
Rat Pack-Dean Martin
Coffee
I thought it was "than" working after I finished typing and figured someone would nail me on it! As you can see, grammar is not my strong suit-sad because I'm looking for a job teaching high school english.
The lobby is actually the Emergency Room lobby and we do get all kinds of good things, bullet wounds, fights, stabbings, seizures, heart attacks, ODs, all kinds of goodness.
Sweet I worked at a hospital for 5 years as a film librarian in radiology and I spent quite a bit of time in er. You must be triaging? It was always great fun looking on the screen to see all the crazy shiz happening in er. Plus I worked back to back 16 hr shifts so I had five days off a week. Can't shake a stick at that!
I thought about working some things into a story or even some kind of creative non fiction thing. Actually, at this moment, I am discharging patients, taking insurance info, collecting money (always fun), and reading the entertaining things that bring people in, like you said. Right now this board is the only thing keeping me sane, this and left over pizza from the medical staff.
Watch out for Courtney, she is underage (kidding).
HEY. I take offense to that. I waited eighteen years to shake off the jailbait label and I'm damn proud I can finally say I won't be responsible for men (or women) going to jail were they to have sex with me.
..."Matt Attack" sounds like?
I really expected it to be more vicious. Or like a rottweiler attacking a very plump pug.
write 500-1000 words for each trauma that comes in!
Any kind of desk-work can make great fiction. Hotels are a plethora of stories. I can only imagine the ER and writing about it. I think I'd die a little out of joy every time something strange hobbled in.
