/lit/ - Literature

How do I cope as a man with a burning passion to write all the time, but knowing I'll never escape my wagecage?
I have written two novels (unpublished), a dozen short stories and a handful of poems, so I have managed thus far. But due to the mounting financial strain I am having to consider letting my dream die in order to just stay afloat.
Feels bad, man.

The unfortunate truth of the matter is that the more literate a woman is, the more left-leaning her beliefs will be.

Please tell me how you’re a mensa member with a high iq. Tell me about the last book you read and don’t forget telling me that my subhuman midwit brain couldn’t even fathom the work’s subtext and overarching thematic relevance to life’s biggest problems in modernity

I am currently on page 940 of Infinite Jest. Perhaps, I should crack open a piece by Pynchon, no?