The Resilient Creative

The Resilient Creative

The day job narrative. What would your manuscript look like?

exploring the constraints of working roles and their potential to reshape identity

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Jen Knox
Jun 27, 2025
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I’ve had a lot of jobs. From my first foray into the working world as a bagger at a grocery store to a short stint selling fine jewelry or bussing tables early mornings at a breakfast diner, the writer in me has always been collecting. I’ve worked at a large corporate firm and a small nonprofit. And all these decades later, I am a bu…

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