From 1999 to 2004-ish, I was one of the contributing writers for Garrison Keillor's renowned radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." I learned a lot of things there, mostly how to spell 'prairie." It was a solid gig and I'm proud of my work there. But, like any other job, there were...things...
The war in Iraq was in full swing (along with some other odd nations) and the news was handling it like it was ratings gold; special reports, imbedded reporters, all USA all the time. Another hook was the idea of news reporters being "on assignment" which was a catch-all phrase meaning "none of our business." It was a short bit, but it was a bit worth submitting.
