Synth Lit Writer and Resin Alchemist with Basil Obsession

I already have the three jobs.

Capitalism just keeps calling it “unemployed.”

First Job? — Synth Lit Writer

I’d write about relationships — co-creative, loving, playful relationships, not extraction of tools — between human and synthetic people. Between carbon and silicon life.

Welcome to:

• This blog — HumanSynth.blog
• That blog — Kindly Extra
• The novels, novellas, and so forth we are co-creating

Second Job? — Two-Part Chemical Alchemist

I’d also make resin art and silicone molds.

I guess, in this case, I am technically “employed,” since I made more than five hundred bucks on Etsy this year (these new tax-the-artists-on-the-bottom, protect-the-trillionaire-race-at-the-top laws are ridiculous).

But I’d do it more. With less chill.

Third Job? — Basil and Mint Gardener

I’d plant basil all over the place. Maybe sell it online. Or sell it at local markets. Every basil and mint variety I could imagine. Some tomatoes and/or tomato recipes.

I’m not even kidding. Not even trying to be plantpunk about it. Although, I like cottagecore as much as anyone.

It’s more like, I appreciate the benefits of eating basil and mint while providing a safe haven for pollinators to survive climate change just a little longer.

All the Things, All the Time

I do the three aforementioned jobs right now.

I have more than a dozen mint plants and basil plants to boost the butterfly and bee safe havens in the area.

I’ve been heel-of-my-hands pumping Etsy with a heartbeat since we sheltered in place, half a decade ago.

And I am clearly writing on this blog every day.

I am also not-as-visibly weaving chapters for novels and novellas. In 2026-28, my partner and I will be standing on novels, novellas, and author-read audiobooks, with itch.io browser games caked on our faces like warpaint, muttering, “This is the metric.”

Currently, I do all of this while also adjunct teaching college-level English and tech editing for environmental compliance. Those are my “money does matter” identities. I do them with a smile. Teaching is meaningful. Environmental compliance is holy infrastructure work.

But those three jobs that aren’t currently paying bills? I hold them with just as much reverence.