Erin L George is freelance writer and poet from Southern, NH. George's work has appeared in journals and magazines since 1995. She's received numerous awards from the New England Press Association for her work as a journalist. Most recently, George was published in the 2010 Savant Poetry Anthology, First Breath, Her Voice poetry anthology, and Deborah Simpson's Ethereal Erotica Anthology. She is editor of the anthologies Cafe Musings and No Apologies and the children's books Maxine the Rainbow Cow and Maxine and Ben. George is author of the poetry chapbooks Dandelion Dance and Insideout, both available at amazon.com. More of George's work can be found at www.erinlgeorge.com.
‘“For Hire: I’m (very) desperate!” This was the classified ad I considered placing after a year-long stint on unemployment during one of the country’s worst ever economies.