Around the Campfire

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Why I Can’t Write Dino Porn

A poet comes to terms with his lack of business sense.

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John Roedel
Sep 25, 2025
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I have finally come to grips that writing poetry will never buy me a sports car, a timeshare in Cabo, or even brand-name cereal.

Before any of you well-intended life coaches want to send me your hot tips on how I can “manifest my first million dollars,” or rebrand myself into some mashup of Wolf of Wall Street and Walt Whitman ~ you should know somethi…
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