by Cooper West | Feb 11, 2022 | Day!job, PSA
I cannot believe that it has been nearly a year and a half since I updated this. I also can’t believe I managed to get the The Protector re-released in the middle of a pandemic lockdown. wtf. So much has happened to so many of us, and I know it’s been a...
by Cooper West | Mar 21, 2015 | Day!job, Modus Operandi, Writing, Writing Life
I think most people who are paying attention know that those of us in the U.S. are not actually living in a meritocracy. While people can and do raise themselves up (the ladder, from poverty, to the proverbial top) by getting an education and working hard, there is a...
by Cooper West | Oct 5, 2014 | Day!job, Health, Modus Operandi
So this photo is of my on-going “To Do” notebook. I know, fairly old-fashioned to have an actual hand-written list for that, but I take visceral pleasure in crossing things off my list when they are completed. The other side of that coin is the unremitting...
by Cooper West | Oct 20, 2013 | Day!job, Modus Operandi, Writing Update
You may have noticed some slacking on my part lately, and trust me, you aren’t the only one. I started a new job last week. It is in a department I’ve worked at part-time through my master’s degree and afterwards, so it was not a complete unknown. As...
by Cooper West | Oct 3, 2013 | Day!job, Modus Operandi
I found out today that someone I consider a fairly close friend decided to omit an important truth from me. She quit her job in a hurry (where we worked together) and didn’t give any clue as to her plans from there, even when I asked. She’s been playing...
