Well, it's been a while, but Ruby Tuesday's done -- I was sick of being a cook there anyway.

Luckily, I've managed to get three jobs in two days, writing for various online websites. I'll list them from worst to best:

(1) Get Debit.com is a financial news website primarily aimed at the debit card and prepaid card industry. You'll be surprised how much news there is out there regarding this topic. Anyway, my first article just went up, "Prepaid Debit Cards Used to 'Prepay It Forward'". That one's actually kind of interesting.

(2) The Southbury Patch is part of a growing number of online community-based news sites run by AOL (so, I guess that mean I'm sort of an AOL employee -- strange). I've yet to publish anything there, but its official launch date is June 30, so check it out then.

(3) The Scene Magazine is focusing on happenings in the greater Hartford area. It's official launch date is August 1, so the URL to which you'll be directed if you click on the above link is actually not going to be the real URL (it's just the work-in-progress on). The final URL will be http://scenemagz.com/. Working for this magazine is going to be really exciting, as I'll be given inside access and, most likely, VIP treatment at most Hartford-area hotspots ... so I'm sure a lot of people will suddenly come out of thr woodwork to become my "friend." Yesterday, they posted a minor piece I wrote on the CT Lotto, "You Can't Lose If You Don't Play, but I'll be covering the Phish concert for them tomorrow and then writing a piece on Eddie Perez, all of which should be posted in the next two weeks.

And, of course, I'm back on board with , which I've been writng for since their fledgling days over a decade ago -- now PopMatters is a major player in the entertainment world, so I hope that generates even more publicity for me. My upcomming projects involve reviewing two soon-to-be-released DVDs, Clashe of the Titans and Crumb.

There's also an anthology I'll be editing, The Last Man Standing, which should prove interesting.

Mu next move is to rebuild my Sparker Media website.

Things are looking good for me ....

Labels: freelance writing, hartford, popmatters, southbury, Sparker Media