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.
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.
You took me everywhere with your writing! Stay safe, big love, take care.
Thanks for sharing! Much love to you, too ✨
Absolutely beautiful, relatable, heartbreaking. Thank you, sending love & tons of empathy.
Sending lots of love to you, too, Raechel! 🧸💕
Thank you. Loved this
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.
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.
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
That’s the one! Even the publishing world held him accountable, unlike the vile people in my English Dept.
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.
Yes I meant to write “EVEN the publishing world”
Wow, this is incredible! Moving and compelling and relatable. Thank you.
You're my favorite off-brand Teletubby ❤️ And this piece is beautiful. Thank you for putting it into the world ✨
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This is amazing writing which touches the soul. Thank you.
Thank you so much 🥹
Beautifully, beautifully written.
Wow wow this made me feel. Thank you for this ❤️