The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication. (Theodore Sturgeon)

The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication.

Theodore Sturgeon

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