Saturday's Storyteller: "Stuffing envelopes isn't so bad. Sure, it's boring work, but it pays the bills."
by Belinda Roddie Stuffing envelopes isn't so bad. Sure, it's boring work, but it pays the bills. Mostly, I send out coupons and ads and renewal requests. I'd much rather be writing for the magazines rather than simply mailing out letters about them, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm a twenty-four-year-old intern at a publisher that produces three magazines: Star Force , Airborne , and Hype . Star Force focuses a lot on silly celebrity gossip and maybe a few legit interviews from actors or musicians. It's been around for as long as I can remember; sometimes, you can buy it from high-end grocery stores. You know, the ones that actually have huge shelves to stock the things on and show off in the front windows. Star Force always sneaks its way to the middle shelf where it sits at eye level, just waiting for you to actually care about the latest Bachelorette's weight loss story. Airborne is more about travel and flight stuff - no, it's not a