{"id":1978,"date":"2023-05-23T08:54:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T08:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/june-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:36:14","slug":"june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023 II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nl-banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/a-note-from-nelson-banner.jpg\" alt=\"A Note from Nelson\" \/><\/p>\n<div>In my last Newsletter I wrote:<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I\u2019m putting aside writing for the summer and I\u2019ve enrolled in a sensitivity class at Columbia University. My goal is to become more aware of my readers\u2019 feelings and to avoid microaggressions in my writing. When you see the new John Corey in a future book, you\u2019ll agree that this was time and money well spent.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, I&#8217;ve been deluged with emails asking me not to take this course, or telling me that I&#8217;m selling out to the woke crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I was making a joke which I thought was funny and obvious\u2014but apparently was not either to some of my readers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your concern and your advice (to go F myself) and please be assured that the only class I\u2019m taking this summer is Suntanning 101.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for John Corey, he\u2019s taking a gender studies course on a singles cruise to the Caribbean. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"none\" \/><br \/>\nHave a great summer!<\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-signature\">Sincerely,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nelson-demille-signature.png\" alt=\"Nelson DeMille signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my last Newsletter I wrote: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I\u2019m putting aside writing for the summer and I\u2019ve enrolled in a sensitivity class at Columbia University. 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