I chuckled when I saw this puzzling writing gig on Craigslist:
I am in need of a transgendered proofreader capable of editing a novel over the next six months. English must be your native tongue and you should be specifically good with spotting where commas go because my computer’s comma key is broken. In my estimation the work will take you 4-5 hours per week. You can do it at home or I have a kitchen. Pay commensurate with experience. You will need to sign a traditional non-disclosure form about the book’s plot and me. The book is about a Spanish boy and his adventures being elsewhere.
Should I apply?
They asked for transgenered, not lesbian.
I feel compelled to tell you that I get a really weird/creepy vibe from this and do not think you should apply…
- Cade
has she told you about the advertisements she has replied to?
Oh no. Anonymous is about to reveal how those Special K protein water billboards have seduced me.
I think you should take the gig and pretend to be a transgender for the duration of it. And then write a book about your experience. It would be just like Norah Vincent’s book only with more edge.
Ha!