…well, this bit of information made it to TheBigLead today, so I may as well let it be known.
For the next year, don’t look for my work on sports anywhere but ESPN.com. Effective November 10th, I’m officially a contracted writer for ESPN.com. That’s not gigantic news, really, for signing me isn’t so much like that Matsuzaka guy I’ve been reading about. But, that’s what it is.
Okay, the “not gigantic news” part is kinda sorta bullshit. The earth will continue to spin, but it’s pretty cool from my end. Coming from a self-published “column” on a now-defunct site six years ago to where I am now is a helluva piece of upward mobility, the way I see it.
I started doing this because I needed something to keep me alive while going through the misery of grieving. Now, I can finally do this and earn a real living. And I can do this on an outlet I’ve read for years, one that’s been the homepage on my web browser since my freshman year of college. For me, this is like when those New York boys get to play for the Knicks. It’s what I’ve grown up reading, and now it’s where I write.
That’s kinda cool to me.
As is the first year of guaranteed steady paychecks of my life. Hooray adulthood!
Anyway, that’s that. I’ll still be doing music news for VIBE.com, and I still can do non-sports work for anyone.
Oh, and I’ll still be blogging. A lot more after the semester at Elon is over. With the paying gigs taking up my time, I haven’t been on here like I’d prefer to be. But I’ll be around more in about a month.
Promise.