The Bad Curtsy

Victoriana Brooke, The Curtsy, 1873

Dear E. Jean:

I need your recommendations on top notch attorneys to have on retainer if we are detained at an airport or border crossing.

Signed— A-writer-everybody-knows-so-I-will-not-be-printing-her-fabled-name

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Dear Writer That Everyone Knows So I Won’t Be Printing Her Fabled Etc., Etc:

Wait! What are you up to??!! I’m just opening my eyes....

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E. Jean:

Nothing. I swear. I have done nothing!!

My bestie—[another distinguished name I won’t be printing]— travels extensively for her work. She has had friends stopped at airports and border crossings. Detained, strip searched, phones and computers downloaded right in front of them. One woman was detained for 24 hours for no reason.

We have each other—with location mapping on our phones. So we can see our last location even if our phone is confiscated.

We want a crackerjack law firm that we can call IF anything happens.

The DNC people have reached out to me to write long form pieces for them. I am very hesita…