Today was my last day with Diamond Comic Distributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eighteen years didn’t end the way I would have wanted, but when Chuck Parker started in on some prepared remarks I also wasn’t terribly surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The October PREVIEWS<\/b><\/i> has 350 items in it, the products offered in New to Order are a trickle compared to what they once were, and I wondered if our revenue post-bankruptcy was enough to keep the doors open. I was superfluous to present needs, perhaps to future needs, and when I asked about possible copywriting positions elsewhere in the Ad Populum portfolio I was told there weren’t any at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I fell just a little short of writing half the PREVIEWS<\/b><\/i> run, 220 issues. That may forever irk me. Just five more! That’s all I needed! Five more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve been through all the emotions today, and I’ll be going through them for a while yet. I won’t say that I’m not terrified, but it’s also part of life. I’ve been applying for jobs for the past few months, because I knew this outcome was likely after the bankruptcy<\/a>. It’s the way the story goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To the people I worked with, you are among the finest people I have ever worked with, I was proud to call you colleagues, and I appreciated each and every one of you. You are the best. We did great things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ll see you out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n