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Continue to ChatI like the desperado aspect of essays, the free lance, that mercenary kind of thing, so I just do it, without asking anyone's permission. I've never written a query letter, I don't pitch pieces, I have no market in mind, I don't spend any time trying to figure out where I might fit in. - Charles D'Ambrosio from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/i-like-the-desperado-aspect-of-essays-the-free-lance-that-mercenary-kind-of-thing-so-i-just-do-it-without