Over the next few days, the book will be yanked from the shelves. Maybe you'll be able to buy it again in the future, & that would be a kindness. In the meantime, if you're feeling flush (I know, it's not that sort of economy right now), you can support my patreon. www.patreon.com/sadtale

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But, let's carry on carrying on. I hope Ex Partum will find a new home, and in a few years this will just be a weird story. I hope that I'll have so many books out, I'll barely remember. For someone who writes an awful lot of dystopia, I have hope.

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I'm conscious this reads somewhat flat. Trust me when I say I'm feeling anything but. This whole palaver blows my mind. And, honestly, it seems to me like an incredible own goal by Atthis.

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TL;DR ctd: I re-posted @jasonsanford.bsky.social's blog post that spoke about his experience of all of this. I said that all the drama made me feel anxious. I no longer have a book out.

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TL;DR: The editor of Atthis Arts spent more time baiting people online than marketing their catalogue of books (including, but not limited to, mine). People called her on vagueposting & bullying. I named a discomfort with power imbalance and immature behaviour.

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