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LindaAnn LoSchiavo's avatar

Thanks for keeping us informed, Becky, and for insight into the lengthy lawsuits behind "Bad Art Friend."

RE: lawsuits - -

Years ago, an artist friend won an $850,000 judgment after she was injured in a Staten Island Ferry Crash - - however, the newspaper coverage attracted a female neighbor who obsessively stalked her for 3 years. Unfortunately, the stalker was an employee of a top law firm in Manhattan, who represented her pro bono. In contrast, the artist - - who did absolutely nothing to bring havoc into her life in the form of mysterious unsigned letters shoved under her door, her WiFi connection being breached, her emails tapped, unwanted creepy gifts, etc. - - was forced to pay her lawyers out-of-pocket for several years.

In the end, a Manhattan judge dismissed the case as "a misunderstanding between two neighbors."

"Bad Art Friend" - - It's appalling sad that a woman who was kind enough to donate a kidney to a total stranger "inspired" a soul-scorching short story about a female with a "white savior complex."

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Amanda Niamh Dawson's avatar

Thank you Becky for all of your lively and informative content. I am a new poet, just 50. It is enlightening to hear your take on the age conundrum in lit mags and beyond.

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