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In this story, Masters student in creative writing, Jennie Gruber, recalls her post-college years collecting garbage for a recycling company in Santa Cruz, CA; her enterprising (and often homeless) customers, and the impact all of this had on her present self. It's the kind of story that makes you think "nothing makes good radio like good writing," then adding "or good sound… and composition…." Here's the blogpost: http://youthcast.org/?p=2219
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In this story, Masters student in creative writing, Jennie Gruber, recalls her post-college years collecting garbage for a recycling company in Santa Cruz, CA; her enterprising (and often homeless) customers, and the impact all of this had on her present self. It's the kind of story that makes you think "nothing makes good radio like good writing," then adding "or good sound… and composition…." Here's the blogpost: http://youthcast.org/?p=2219
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