lithub.com/am-i-the-asshole-for-ordering-a-book-at-my-local-indie-and-just-not-picking-it-up Am I the Asshole For Ordering a Book at My Local Indie and Just… Not Picking It Up?
A writer paid to join a professional writing group, asked upfront if she'd fit in, and got reassured she would. One meeting later, the facilitator called her writing "raw," booted her, and refunded the fee like it was a tryout.
— via Literary Hub, Kristen Arnett