Oh Sara. This was so fucking refreshing. I’ve spent two decades writing these kinds of applications and I wish I had even once been as bold and no-fucks as you. For most of those two decades, I’ve been writing on behalf of my theatre company, so polite articulation is the only permissible mode. I actually just spent two hours white-knuckling it through a grant application and lost a piece of my soul. On a side note, this is why I’ve found fiction writing so refreshing lately, if lonely. My artistry is evaluated on my actual artistry (the story I’ve submitted) vs. my articulation of my artistry.