C Cucumber
Bio
I write anything that comes to mind.
People watching, movie reviews, and fiction.
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Stories (3/0)
Is Print On Demand (POD) the Right Side Hustle for You in 2021?
Gig economy. Hustle culture. Work doesn’t suck, jobs do. Welcome to late capitalism. Print On Demand (POD) has been around for over a decade. You don’t need another generic article explaining what it is or comparing the major POD platforms. Here’s some skinny reality that you might want to consider and, if you seem to have too many ideas and too little time, hopefully this can help you choose and prioritise.
By C Cucumber3 years ago in Journal
Faces in the Seasons of a Post-COVID Sydney
Michael* “Lovely day, isn’t it?” I met Michael in the first spring after COVID. Sydney came out of lockdown in June 2020, but its residents did not start to relearn human contact until a couple of months later. I was doing my after-lunch walk in the Royal Botanic Garden, temporarily escaping from a job that made every bone inside my body ache. I stopped to read a text message; that was when Michael greeted me with an ear-to-ear grin. He opened with the most standard one-liner, yet I was still caught off guard — we were in Sydney: People don’t simply pause their day and talk to strangers.
By C Cucumber3 years ago in Humans