Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Crimes to the Third Degree.

I’m always amazed at some so-called grown-ups. They attack in the dark, not wanting anyone to know their identity, least of all me, and then…say something that gives them away.

Flying By Night novelThe tiniest thing.

I’ve recently sustained damage from several such personal attacks, all with the intent to do financial harm and discredit me both personally and professionally, all stemming from the same source, all behaviors that would get them kicked out of various professional groups as ethics violations, all violations I could prove—were the attacks not anonymous.

They attack my religion, my professionalism, my family and friends, my character. And it’s vicious. All without divulging their own identity. They think.

And yet, they blather on about things that only they have been privy to and only then at arm’s length so that they don’t know the full story. It’s the half-story that gives them away, and they don’t even realize it.

It’s the tiniest thing that betrays their identity.

And if one little word isn’t slippage enough?

I discovered today that websites are more than willing to provide the IP of online attackers, especially when it’s clear to the websites’ owners that the attacks are personal and meant to do harm.


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