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13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 20:49:06 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat
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@dilmandila That's a masterclass in clear and firm rejection. I doubt I'd have handled it so gracefully!

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  Dilman Dila (dilmandila@mograph.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 20:49:07 JST Dilman Dila
  
  I've had to reject publishers only twice. Once when they wanted me to cut out half of the story, and now because they don't want 'neutral pronoun agenda'. They should have done research before contacting me. Idiots. They say they know of me from my story, Braveheart's Homecoming, https://mithilareview.com/dilman_dila_03_16/ Perhaps they thought I'm like them since it's an action story that pays homage to Bollywood. Well, it's sad that my first writing email this year is a rejection letter, but I'm glad I sent it.
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  1. Email in:sent > Hello Lu, Thanks for your email, and it's an honour that you think of including me in your anthology. However, | must decline, mostly because your guidelines are against gender-neutral pronouns, and my writing is all about decolonising how we see the world. In the cultures | grew up in, and in the non-English languages | speak, gender-neutral pronouns are a norm. Though | write in English, my characters primarily live in non- English and non-Western worlds, hence, | stay true to their world view and avoid bigoted guidelines in worldbuilding. If you have another project that is more inclusive and truly diverse, I'll consider it. Otherwise, have a good day. smiley emoticon (signature) Dilman Dila Where Rivers Go To Die A Killing in the Sun Support me on patreon.com/dilstories Follow me on mograph.social/@dilmandila
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    Once they were over the forest in India, Nepali police would not shoot at them. The Nepali police could radio Indian police, but Dil Bahadur hoped to enter New Gauriphanta before that happened, and once there, the Indian police would have trouble picking their rickshaw out of the thousands in the air.

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