A new start begins today

Today is my first day without the safety blanket (or security cushion, or some such) of a teacher's salary. My freelance writing career needs to flourish once more and I'm on the case this morning to ensure that it does so. Ventured. Gained. Today is the day for renewing contacts and pursuing all avenues to find creative and interesting work that will pay the mortgage, the bills and satisfy my intellect. The only way to start this new stage of my life is with a quote from Oscar Wilde: "On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure."