When I lived briefly in Malone, New York, up by Canada in Franklin County, even the able-bodied lived that way.
It was said a person needed five trades and some land in order to make it financially because it was so poor there. Only a handful of very large dairy farmers were OK. And every spring might see a new "parking lot" carved out of the downtown, from someone who managed to burn down one of the remaining city blocks that past winter. Dalton From: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:04:36 -0400 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [TMIC] Participation Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:08:40 -0700 Employment -- I was fired because of my disability.I was doing marketing and development. Then I taught, did readings and workshops but since returning home, I can do none of those things because there is no transportation. So I've turned to designing. I posted on Betterfly and now have a private student who comes to my home. So those of you who can work are lucky to have situations that make that possible. In my part of the world it's not only about *willingness* it is about access. In terms of my art making, I haven't entered work in any shows because I never get to see it/them --- for the five show I've been in since returning home, not once has anyone taken any pictures of the shows or my work on the walls. It's heartbreaking.
