b.read.crumbs : Choosing

Broad generalization here: in Tarot, the Pentacles represent money and business while the Wands represent creativity or artistic endeavor.

I know writers who are very clear about their philosophy: “I write for money, just like doctors and plumbers and teachers work for money,” one of them told me. I know writers who wouldn’t accept pay for their writing if you stuffed it in their G-strings. (These are mostly poets.)

My choice is the middle path. I recognize that money is a form of energy, and that...