Jeffe Kennedy made the right call in resigning to care for her husband and mother. Even with all the things that the SFWA appears to have done and appears to have covered up, I am going to assume that she is telling the truth about her family and their needs. No matter what I think about the SFWA, I will applaud her for taking a step back to be a caregiver. That is the proper thing to do.
Even still, there is a lot of smoke in the SFWA. And where there is smoke, there is usually fire. The SFWA needs to take a step back and consider its mission. Are its past and current actions supporting that mission? If not (which is my understanding, as an outsider), how can they get back on course?
If they don't course correct, they are are heading to their doom.
"SFWA members took to BlueSky worried about the club and its efforts..."
You hit upon the key issue with Current Year SFWA: the leadership treats it like a 'club' -- a treehouse club -- rather than a professional organization with all its incumbent responsibilities. The children currently control the insane asylum.
This has been a hollow shell org for decades. It will not be missed when it goes away.
SFWA delenda est.
Jeffe Kennedy made the right call in resigning to care for her husband and mother. Even with all the things that the SFWA appears to have done and appears to have covered up, I am going to assume that she is telling the truth about her family and their needs. No matter what I think about the SFWA, I will applaud her for taking a step back to be a caregiver. That is the proper thing to do.
Even still, there is a lot of smoke in the SFWA. And where there is smoke, there is usually fire. The SFWA needs to take a step back and consider its mission. Are its past and current actions supporting that mission? If not (which is my understanding, as an outsider), how can they get back on course?
If they don't course correct, they are are heading to their doom.
I sent Jeffe a message wishing her the best and will be praying for her husband, of course.
"SFWA members took to BlueSky worried about the club and its efforts..."
You hit upon the key issue with Current Year SFWA: the leadership treats it like a 'club' -- a treehouse club -- rather than a professional organization with all its incumbent responsibilities. The children currently control the insane asylum.
Is this how Oopsie Doodles works?