Most readers who bother to write me are positive. Even when they point out ways I can improve, they usually have something supportive to say.
Not everyone though.
One boyo questioned my intelligence, my talent, my reason for being. Words like 'dumb bitch' and 'ignorant' were sprinkled in.
I was tempted to respond, "Shut up, asshat. Just shut up." But instead, with the restraint I am celebrated for, I demurely suggested, "Shut up, you motherfucking cocksucker."
A nuanced response, proportional to the transgression; we can all agree on that, no?
Actually, I didn't say that. Didn't even think it. Probably.
Paige