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[4 Jun 2008 | 5 Comments | ]

Yesterday, I received shocking news from someone I didn’t know.
I received notification via Yahoo Messenger that someone wanted to speak to me. Normally, I reject these invitations; yesterday, however, the woman’s YM handle mentioned writing. I was both interested and curious, hence my willingness to chuck the usual paranoia. I accepted the invite and had a short yet shocking chat with the woman.
Did I know a Steve Park? I said, yes, because I had previously worked for him as an academic writer. I found Steve …