Ultimately, the paper closing wouldn’t have much of an impact on my degree in journalism, but it would have a huge impact on what I could show future employers. What would I say? Oh, here’s my blog? Blogs proliferated like cockroaches and gaining traction on any topic took money, time, and dedication, the three things I couldn’t invest right now. Not really. My parents paid for my education and gave me an allowance so I could focus on my studies, but it wasn’t a fortune. A pigeon swirled down a few feet from my feet and looked up at me expectantly. I laughed softly at the bird and shrugged my shoulders helplessly. “Sorry, pigeon, I don’t have much for anybody today, it would seem.” The sound of my voice didn’t startle the bird, pigeons in the city were used to humans. It stared at me

