The Troll at the End of My Writing Rainbow
Before the day is over, a message from a random email address will be waiting in my inbox. I’ll open this message, only to see an unsolicited picture of a penis — the infamous dick pic — courtesy of an anonymous sender.
The reason I know that an unknown male’s external genitalia will be waiting for me is because I have a troll, a consistent and dedicated troll who has followed the same pattern for almost two years.
I post a think piece. He creates another email address and sends a dick pic. I cringe, roll my eyes and continue with my day.
The first time I opened his email with the subject line “Just For You,” I was caught off guard by the pale, erect member staring back at me. Over time, my surprise has given way to annoyance since this lewd merry-go-round has been in motion since 2020 when I posted a story that was curated on Medium.
Silly me for adding an email address to my Medium bio after having a story curated. At the time, I hadn’t considered that someone might respond negatively to my post because, before I wrote that story…
