T-shirts and Books - A True Story - Each time that my wife or I get a research sabbatical we buy the other a funny t-shirt and pair of pajama bottoms (bc we mostly work from home, the joke is that we are lounging around all day and not "working"). For instance I have bought a short adorned with "The answer is NO - I'm on sabbatical" for MB. On my last sabbatical, I was finishing up The Rich Flee and The Poor Take the Bus - she got me a shirt with "Write On!" across the front. This past summer I happened to be wearing it while taking a tour of Fenway Park with my family. At one point the tour guide asked me, "so, I take it that you're a writer" and pointed to my shirt. When I replied affirmatively, he asked me about my book and I got the opportunity to provide a dozen strangers with the summary of my book.
T-shirts and Books - A True Story - Each time that my wife or I get a research sabbatical we buy the other a funny t-shirt and pair of pajama bottoms (bc we mostly work from home, the joke is that we are lounging around all day and not "working"). For instance I have bought a short adorned with "The answer is NO - I'm on sabbatical" for MB. On my last sabbatical, I was finishing up The Rich Flee and The Poor Take the Bus - she got me a shirt with "Write On!" across the front. This past summer I happened to be wearing it while taking a tour of Fenway Park with my family. At one point the tour guide asked me, "so, I take it that you're a writer" and pointed to my shirt. When I replied affirmatively, he asked me about my book and I got the opportunity to provide a dozen strangers with the summary of my book.
I love this, Troy. I bet somebody could put together a pretty funny photo album of what authors consider "work clothes."