Because I'm an effing genius, that's why.

This compassionate pirate, executive oracle and writer for hire is ready to take on some freelancing work! Why? Because the girls beginning to sleep through the night [more often] gives me a renewed sense that there are possibilities for productivity beyond sleep deprivation. Because I'm aching for a bit more room to breathe creatively but can't really leave my day job yet. But mostly because I'm very, very good at it and wish to take over the world.

Feel free to start pimping me as a freelance writer whenever you have the chance. (I don't expect any of you to give me direct leads, but you never know what the universe will turn out of its pockets if you speak out loud what you're after.) Just drop me an email at saffronhare@livejournal.com and I'll get in touch in a more appropriate, real-life manner.

I consider myself competent at media writing, grantwriting, direct mail strategy and copywriting as well as editing. I suck at fiction, though I'm a kick-ass proofreader. I adore working with the arts and liberal causes in general, though my ethics are situational and usually not what folks would expect.
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I am willing to work with clients who aren't in the KC Metro area, as long as they're okay with electronic communication -- I don't have a fax machine.

( Here's an edited snippet from my work bio: )

Twenty-Five Days of Porpoises

I've passed the two-week mark and feel pretty good. Since the last update, I've managed to find a chiropractor who cracked all the right bones and got me going on a multi-vitamin formulated to do more than "simply prevent scurvy." We'll see how that goes.

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