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Shelby Schneider's avatar

You took me everywhere with your writing! Stay safe, big love, take care.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Thanks for sharing! Much love to you, too ✨

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Raechel Anne Jolie's avatar

Absolutely beautiful, relatable, heartbreaking. Thank you, sending love & tons of empathy.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Sending lots of love to you, too, Raechel! 🧸💕

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Leon S's avatar

Thank you. Loved this

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Demian Entrekin 🏴‍☠️'s avatar

I can't help but wonder what chased you out of the administrative halls of the English department. Was it the long halls with identical doors? Was it the cubby hole in-boxes? The grade-sniveling students? Was it the cafeteria near the building with gray rectangular trays? The bad coffee? Was it the finely crafted personalities in those offices behind those identical doors? The Chaucer expert? The Marxist self-loathing? The unreality?

Or maybe nothing did. Maybe something pulled you out. The world. The bloody grime of "street smarts." A Bukowski affinity. In Spanish it's called pillo. Argentinians pronounce it “Peezcho.” The rogue.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Love it! But it's less romantic. The short answer is whistleblower retaliation in response to my department's gross mishandling of sexual harassment and assault cases, including but not limited to the smear campaign against survivors of former faculty member Blake Bailey. Have written a bit about this but more to come.

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Demian Entrekin 🏴‍☠️'s avatar

So it was "the finely crafted personalities" after all.

This then? Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biographer Halt Shipping of His Roth Book https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/books/philip-roth-blake-bailey.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

That’s the one! Even the publishing world held him accountable, unlike the vile people in my English Dept.

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Demian Entrekin 🏴‍☠️'s avatar

I have my doubts about the "publishing world" and it's collectivist justice. Serious doubts.

But I defer to you on this one. I have zero facts.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Yes I meant to write “EVEN the publishing world”

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Sabina's avatar

Wow, this is incredible! Moving and compelling and relatable. Thank you.

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Amanda's avatar

You're my favorite off-brand Teletubby ❤️ And this piece is beautiful. Thank you for putting it into the world ✨

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Questionable Teletubbies 4 Life

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Just Simon's avatar

This is amazing writing which touches the soul. Thank you.

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Alison Rose Reed's avatar

Thank you so much 🥹

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Jack Render's avatar

Beautifully, beautifully written.

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Kelly Shannon's avatar

Wow wow this made me feel. Thank you for this ❤️

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