would you like to buy a vowel?

Well, at least my editors take me seriously. So do I.
Sometimes, even that's a bit of a stretch - taking myself seriously, I mean.
I wonder what they think of me - that I just sit around wasting away all day, every day?

That's the only reason I can see for being tasked with various daytime activities.

I'm getting published. My name is getting around. I'm going places. Opportunities are coming in.

This is what I tell myself; this is what keeps me going.

This is what snaps me back to my senses whenever I start to feel: