Craigslist
I like perusing the Craigslist odd job ads, just in case there's a quick one-day gig to make some side money. This is usually when I'm getting bored with whatever work I'm currently doing at the moment, and perhaps is an extension of wishful thinking on my part. (Or wishful thinking wish-fulfillment? I don't think I'm making sense anymore. Bah.)

Once in a while you find some odd gems, and you wonder what the poster was thinking when they put it up.


This certainly qualified as one of them. I've reposted the text below, in case it gets removed.

Part time Writer: letters to congress, actors and friends
This wil be a few hundred dollars a month going forward. Some letters will be sent by email some will be deliverd by FedEx special delivery.

Would you like to write letters to congress members about important topics? Would you like to find the addresses and write to famous people? Would you mind helping fill out forms on occasion. This may be helpful for someone in school that can write letters in their spare time aroudn their schedule.

Also I'm looking to start a windmill farm and need someone to corrospond with the energy agency about what grants are avaible fill out the grants and write to Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell for advice. I also want you to write birthday letters, congrats letters and technical articles for websites.

I'm also looking to create a short digital film and would like help with research and writing the screen play. Please send essays, screen plays, interview letters, or other short writing samples for consideration. I will be using a pen name of Buster Fairway for much of the corrospondence. Thanks in advance buster

I have the sneaking suspicion this was supposed to be a simple one-job ad which ballooned as the writer figured, 'What the hey, I'm posting anyway... let's do a giant stream-of-consciousness bit here. Might as well get it all out of the way now!'

I also can see why they would want to hire a part-time writer, if their organizational skills tend this way often.