Here we grow again!
Sorry. Back when I worked in corporate marketing one of my bosses made me use that awful phrase whenever we’d advertise or promote a new location. I’ve been using it sarcastically ever since.
Over the next couple of months, we’re making some changes and updates to the TLO business model. One is to bring some new TLO Contributors into the fold. It’s a freelance contract position, the pay is shit and I can be flakey and frustrating to work with, but if you like to write, entertain, make people think, make people laugh, make people angry, or are simply looking for an audience, you should probably give it a shot. Who knows, maybe it will help land you a job with ESPN someday, or at the very least, get you featured in a newspaper article.
At the current moment, I’m looking for contributors who want to write and cover the following topics;
• Local News, Media and People
• Sports
• Satire
• Oklahoma Culture
• Arts and Entertainment
• Nostalgia and Pop Culture
Professional writing experience isn’t required, but it doesn’t hurt.
If you’re interested, here’s what you need to do:
• Send an email to Patrick@thelostogle.com. Please include “Patrick Is A Handsome, Golden God” in the subject line. I’m requesting this to see if you’ll blindly follow instruction with no questions asked.
• Introduce yourself, tell my your interests and let me know why you want to write for The Lost Ogle.
• Include some column and / or article ideas. It can be as simple as a few headlines. Sadly, they are still the bait that captures readers.
Anyway, I guess that’s about it. I look forward to hearing from you.
I’ll totally pass it around to my Okie friends!
Holy hell you sure need some new blood. The site/blog/WTF is it? Keeps me entertained. Steers me left and steers me right on occasion. For the most part gives me a daily laugh at the stupidity of the kids and people fresh out school, college or high school. The ignorance, I can rest assured that the older they get they will come to terms with reality. The system is broke! I have said it before and I will say it again: Repulicons? Demorats? All the same, makes no difference.
I bet you’re still humming the elevator music that played as you ascended to your pedestal. You should be chewing hair out of combs at a pre-school.
You make my point? What in the hell gibberish do you espouse? Combs? Elevator music? You are perhaps some sort of imbecile? You are no doubt a teenager? A fool perhaps? One day you will wake up and deal with real life.
Never fails? All the left and snowflakes can do is act like simple sixth grade idiots? Come on hell? Surely you can you do better than simple name calling as though this is a “Leave it to Beaver” Episode?
Come on weasel/snowflake? I am waiting for an educated reply. Not the usual name calling of the left? Why in the hell cant you all have an educated conversation? Oh wait….never mind.
Surely you jest?
Do you kiss your mom with that mouth?
Considering you ranting went on till 2am, it seems your a POT calling the KETTLE black… don’t forget to move your clocks forward I’d hate for you to be late to church
Best oxymoron EVER: Oklahoma Culture
Nonsense. Oklahoma is teeming with cultural life. For example, we had that “super syphilis” doing the rounds in Lawton a few years ago.
Patrick, what you need is a child friendly, G rated contributor to touch on the topics nearest and dearest to our youth. That’s the demographic missing here, and where the ad dollars really start flowing. Also I think we should re position the site to be more accessible and catering toward far right leaning conservatives in the state. That’s the majority in these parts, and your really losing a big audience with all the slanderous articles exposing what lawmakers and officials are up to. Finally, I think some restaurant reviews on established, safe, chain restaurants are in order, you’v really over represented these one off ” mom and pop ” joints.
Jesus. Well played. The sarcasm in your post was so subtle that it took a couple of reads to realize you weren’t serious. Your ability to tune into the hive mind of the major demographic in this state is absolutely impressive. I applaud your commitment to authenticity by channeling Oklahoma’s biggest demographic with the use of intentional spelling errors and bad grammar as well as your use of the simplistic lingo that they are known for. Kudos.
Come on teachers! Tired of being recognized while stacking shelves at Walmart? Ubering a bunch of drunk/high former students around getting to be a drag? Pizza delivery?
This is your chance to put those Creative Writing classes to good use. I’ll bet you can get Patrick to even publish you with a nom de plume (to avoid messy conflicts with your actual employer.)
I’ll bet you can get Patrick to even publish you with a nom de plume (to avoid messy conflicts with your actual employer.