At the risk of whining...

...these are the kinds of attitudes playwrights are up against:

'Outrageous Fortune': Playwright book full of whine and din

Please say this with me, in your best Neil Young impression: "All we want is to be paid enough to able to write at least part-time. We don't even care about health insurance or retirement."

I know. It's disgusting of us to say such things. I hereby apologize for all playwrights everywhere and for all time.

P.S.: No insult intended to Mr. Young, whose work I very much enjoy.

P.P.S: No insult intended, either, to all critics, some of whose work I very much enjoy.