A Terrifying Realization From Working a Year at a Nursing Home

Do you risk postponing what you love?

Jonas Ressem

In the fall of 2019, I tried to make it as a full-time writer. Half a year later, I was broke; self-employment ruined me.

The money had burned faster than imagined, and I desperately needed a way to pay the bills. I didn’t want to give up too much of my time, however…