If you write for the web, sooner or later you are going to have someone steal your work. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. It’s shocking, at first, when it happens. You can’t believe someone had the gall to rip off your words. After the shock sets in, you wonder [...]

The first time I had someone steal my work was when I was eight years old. I had written a poem, and my teacher read it for my class and then posted it on the bulletin board. One of my friends, Angela B., made fun of me for writing a “sissy poem.” A few weeks [...]