Letter From The Editors: Mick McGrath's "WACKOdemics!"

Dear Quail Bell readers,

It has come to our attention that "WACKOdemics!", a piece we published by Mick McGrath, was not quite the fiction the author claimed it to be. Rather, based upon insight from those who know him in person, it was more of a manifesto pushing his misogynist and racist beliefs—which he has shared widely in academic settings. We thought the piece was a work of fiction not only because the author labeled it as such but because of its absurd details. The narrator reports hearing voices from the TV, believes Jesus regularly tripped on mushrooms, and mentions a recurring dream about living in a padded cell. We thought the work meant to criticize real-life men like the narrator, not celebrate them. In publishing this story, we did not in any way mean to promote the narrator's vile views. We have since removed the story from our website and social media. We apologize for negatively affecting anyone by publishing this work.

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Feathery Hugs,
The Editors