Again, thank you, Howard. I was shocked to see on Instagram a whole issue of a small literary magazine in our West Coast City devoted to #Free Palestine. I've unsubscribed from a couple of major literary journals, I've submitted to in the past. Frankly, even before the Hamas massacre, they would not have published me because of their political emphases. But now I don't want them in my inbox.
I was told by an eminent writer in my genre that an older Jewish woman was going to find it tough to return. One sharp as paint young woman suggested I should probably not be trying to get an Arthurian story about an Arab knight who converts into print. It makes me nervous and distressed. Please keep me in the loop.
It's terrifying how this "dormant" antisemitism was really so active - it was just unspoken. And it seems like it's been impacting the world around us more than we realized previously.
I've been writing a lot of erotica, (explicitly Jewish) and have received only rejections from mags that have published similar non-jewish stories. No mention of Israel. Just. Jewish.
I'm exhausted, but also horrified, at how many Jewish voices are being silenced.
Again, thank you, Howard. I was shocked to see on Instagram a whole issue of a small literary magazine in our West Coast City devoted to #Free Palestine. I've unsubscribed from a couple of major literary journals, I've submitted to in the past. Frankly, even before the Hamas massacre, they would not have published me because of their political emphases. But now I don't want them in my inbox.
I was told by an eminent writer in my genre that an older Jewish woman was going to find it tough to return. One sharp as paint young woman suggested I should probably not be trying to get an Arthurian story about an Arab knight who converts into print. It makes me nervous and distressed. Please keep me in the loop.
It's terrifying how this "dormant" antisemitism was really so active - it was just unspoken. And it seems like it's been impacting the world around us more than we realized previously.
I've been writing a lot of erotica, (explicitly Jewish) and have received only rejections from mags that have published similar non-jewish stories. No mention of Israel. Just. Jewish.
I'm exhausted, but also horrified, at how many Jewish voices are being silenced.
I just saw terrorist couture advertised on FB. I think this is all a fashion statement.
Facebook won’t take it down, either.
Thanks for your comments, Diana. It shows that education and intelligence is no barometer for basic human decency.