Open Season
“I hear it’s open season on writers.”
“Is that so?” Trudy sighed. “Same old, then.”
“Yeah. You’re easy targets. Right out there, public with your stuff. Trolls love you.”
“I thought you needed a permit to go hunting.”
“Nah. Just an internet connection and a fake name to hide behind.”
The opening exchange of this dribble popped into my head as I lay waiting for sleep. Needless to say, I turned the light on and wrote it down, so as not to forget it. I’ve not, to date, been targeted by trolls. Not sure why this decided it wanted to be written.
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I suppose it's impossible now to protect oneself from negative posts, in whatever program is available. I'm just really pleased to hear you've not been targeted thus far.
Me too!