LITERARY IN AMERICA: “SABOTOGED”
Cheating or Cheated; Deceiving or Deceived
S
abotage [sab-uh-tahz,
sab-uh-tahz]
noun, verb, -taged, -tag.ing.
-noun
1. any underhand
interference with production,
work, etc., in a plant,
factory, etc., as by enemy
agents during wartime or by
employees during a trade
dispute.
2. any undermining of a
cause.
-verb (used with object)
3. to injure or attack by
sabotage.
So I know you’re probably
thinking, what is this, some
sort of educational lesson,
class, or something? Well it
could be if need be but this
lesson is a reality that is
also going on not only in the
literary world but in all
fields of profession. It’s
the act(s) of making someone
else look and/or feel worse
than self. The sad part is
that this “sabotage” effect
really happens more often
than not.
There is nothing worse in
this world than having your
work or product in any form,
discriminated against and not
even have a clue as to why.
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Especially if that work of
art is something that has
been a passion of yours or
has been your life-long
dream. I tell you the
thought of it alone is enough
to make my skin crawl. So in
this article, we are going to
tackle the subject “SABOTAGED”. Yes, S-A-B-O-TA-G-E-D and the cruelty that
goes alone with it.
After last quarter’s edition,
where I had to write my
column under a mild form of
anonymity so that my guest
could keep her identity a
secret, something hit me.
I’ve decided that for now,
all of my columns will be
done in the same style. It’s
easier to do it this way so
that people can say what they
are really feeling without
being subjected to the
harshness and cruelty of
anyone else. To be quite
honest, I don’t think that
people should be penalized
for their honest opinions
and/or thoughts and I won’t
allow it to happen in my
column. Sorry, but that’s
just the way it’s going to be
– at least for now.
So let’s get started. The
other day, I went online to
purchase a book by a fairly
well known author, who in my
eyes should be amongst the
best. Of course I read the