Loser literary “agents” and the people who love them.

A while ago I posted this:

I work for a small press specializing in sex-positive erotica. We do not accept any unsolicited novel submissions. ALD [ALD Literary Agency (Leonid Dubizhansky)] sent [Circlet] a book called “How to Hate Sex With Primordial Innocence.” Losers.

An astute Googler dug up this post and wrote me:

“Hello Ms. Burka

I’ve been doing a little research on Leonid Dubishansky and happened upon your post – Absolute Write. I queried him about my manuscript, “Chasing the Boy”. He requested the first fifty, and now he has requested the full manuscript. Do publishing companies not take him seriously as an agent? Do you think I should pass?”

I know she wants me to say “I was just kidding. He’ll get your book published no problem.”

I’ll feel sad for her for about thirty seconds, then go back to re-reading Transmetropolitan.