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@qork Good luck!

@qork It isn’t as if you can just cross your legs and not sneeze! I thought myself badly used when an idiot boss docked me a vacation day and suggested I have a full anesthesia D&c on my lunch hour.

@boydy Hey, I am having fun watching you try to be the arbiter. You’re not very good at it.

@boydy You spelled my surname wrong. And left out the “Doctor.” I am revoking your participation trophy.

@boydy ROFL. In what universe does that line actually work for you? I am a wicked Boomer and better boys than you have failed to neg me. Check bio for my academic credentials. You’ll hate them.

@boydy I have also published 30 books and 90 short stories and nonfiction in major markets. Want to dig yourself in even deeper?

@boydy Actually, yes. Boots on the ground. Life in the trenches as a veteran in NYC of some tough industries. Been there, done that, persevered and won an EEOC settlement, not a participation trophy. Why does that annoy you?

@stonze I spent three years in academe, 40?years in financial services, and worked with publishers the whole time. I think Roxane Gay is substantive, pragmatic and sometimes very funny.

@brandon24 You are always allowed to cry. Tears are healthy, and you are in a situation that warrants them. You are right to care, too: just not to the point that you come to harm. When the time comes that you can leave, please don’t let them guilt you. I had people try to do that to me after my...

@brandon24 You are a remarkable young woman. But this is much more than you should be handling, and I think you know it. That’s not a helpful statement, of course, but sometimes it’s good to recognize a situation. You would not be betraying your family if you looked around for allies, especially...