Witch hunt

One of the closed accounts calls the recent calling out of the multii id plagiarist a witch hunt -- for Frieda, Noel, and Rene

Woke up one morning
had me an itch,
said I am going
to bag me
a multi-identifiable,
undeniably certifiable,
double dealing,
formerly mass appealing,
poetry stealing witch.

Armed with only a
clever pickle,
and a white hat cowboy
by my side,
we saddled up
and went for a ride,
documenting the
impossible slide of
deception and pride

We enlisted some help
from a guy from I.T.
hard to believe
the depth of ability
to deceive so thoroughly,
a teacher, a mom,
the boy next door,
there wasn't a person,
he hadn't been before.

Now he's ducking, deleting,
and running for cover,
closing accounts, one after another,
"a witch hunt,"
one of his lady personalities complained --
and he better believe it, 
no more like it or leave it,
we're having too much fun,
we won't stop till it's done.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Brittany Zedalis]

╰☆╮I saw he called it a witch hunt when I was busy blocking accounts the other day. It made me laugh.╰☆╮

[Lyn Anderson]

Yeah, I know. Witch hunt implies it's false and unjustified.

[Brittany Zedalis]

I know, which is why I laughed. He tried to make it sound like he's the victim. I hate when people do that.

[willweb]

Ding dong the witch is dea...we can only hope. Sounds like a fun shooting gallery to me. I have a quarter, can I play?

[Lyn Anderson]

Sure, man, send the links to whomever you know. As far as I am aware, he is still here, just watching ...

[Dispersus]

oh boy, As The Page Turns, a novel of sad word-a-bes...attention w****s, meh...hey there, Kitty !

[Lyn Anderson]

Dude! I missed you, how are you? If you are out of the loop, feel dree to pm me. I have left enough crumbs everywhere for people to follow them. A plagiarist be a foot and he claims we are on a witch hunt (actually, that was one of his she fake profiles, but tomatoe tomata right?

[Dispersus]

Hey there Ms. K :-) ...I'm good, out on the blue and Loving every other minute of it ,,,HA
read moreHey there Ms. K :-) ...I'm good, out on the blue and Loving every other minute of it ,,,HA

yea, idjutz are everywhere, I take the fifth usually...that really irks 'em....and how are you these crazy daze?

[Fran Marie]

I like how you used rhyme verse to get the message out...I see he is still here on the site..hope he gets booted out soon..

[Lyn Anderson]

Unbelievably, yes. It ain't going away and I am done playing nice.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Excellent! Thanks for writing this. We work too hard on our art form to have someone else take credit for it. I have to send you something I saw today. I will send it in a private message because it's a sensitive alledged plagiarism situation here on WC and I can't be sure it's factual.

[Lyn Anderson]

Okay, yes, please do. And yes, that is why there is a no naming in works policy and why we continue to do this dance.

[MomzillaNC]

Stolen words, stolen intellect, stolen genius… empty soul.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much, empty soul indeed.

[MomzillaNC]

You're very welcome. I've been a victim of plagiarism too. It seriously bites!

[NoelHC]

Empty soul implies a soul. I suspect the absence of any soul is more the case.

[MomzillaNC]

An absence of soul would see no need to plagiarize because there's be no need, no drive to create… no need to elevate…

[Lyn Anderson]

I do not know if any of my works were plagiarized or not. I think not. I think he thought my work was not sophisticated enough. What a blessing in disguise. I was duped by him in other ways, into reviewing and into thinking that he was helping me, as a big successful, published author. He is a fraud and he preys on people then cries foul when discovered.

[NoelHC]

True on the soul comment Momzilla. I haven't searched on whether any of mine were used, I think not on here at least, on other sites where he has been active, he has been called out, names named, and even parody accounts set up to mock him.

[MomzillaNC]

IDK if my words have been stolen. I hope not. My editor will likely catch if so. But, 35 years ago, an entire collection of fashion designs was stolen by a profession who I'd reached out to for advice and help breaking into the industry. I once thought fashion would be a good way for an artist to make a living. That person made a splash with my designs -- she didn't even try to alter them one little bit. She never had another headline showing, though.

[NoelHC]

There are soulless people and ripoff artists everywhere. Youngest daughter work in government, she was preparing reports with recommendations for department efficiencies, improvements, her boss began just deleting the daughter's name, changing it to hers and submitting them like it was hers. Daughter was upset, and felt cheated. She began leaving subtle errors in, these were caught by upper management, daughter's boss freaked out on her. She took the report, looked it over, handed it back, and said "I don"t know what you are talking about, you wrote this report, see your name is on it right here." and walked away.

[Lyn Anderson]

Unbelievable. It is sad, sad, sad, when people resort to theft of others' hard work. Can someone please just kick this booger out of here and be done with it?

[MomzillaNC]

Oooo! Great line for a poem, eh?

[Lyn Anderson]

what? kick this booger out of here? LOL.

[Lyn Anderson]

kick this booger of here? LOL. I have my inspirations and you have yours ...:)

[NoelHC]

Momzilla, I have found if you suggest some words will make a great poem, KL will generate one within 9 minutes. Go check http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/amendoim1988/1392977/ I said those words in the title, she had a poem written within 5 minutes.

[MomzillaNC]

Well, she sort of credited you, before lambasting you.

[MomzillaNC]

Or, was she lambasting someone else? Anyway, I've pulled those words because I'm going to issue a poetry challenge in the Poetry Challenge group.

[NoelHC]

Oh, trust me, the lambastee is the perpetrator of the plagiarism, not me. I was only the source of the title.

[Lyn Anderson]

I would never lambaste my white hat. I love him. PURRR ...

[MomzillaNC]

Okay. Well, anyway, those lines have been set to a collaborative challenge in my Poetry Challenge group now. I'll post the collaborative compilation once I've received their contributions.

Who is the plagiarist?

[hardeep sabharwal]

Plagiarists, this is a message to all of you
nice work :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, thank you for stopping in.

[Frieda P]

Have I told you lately that I love you? ;) Ha, the audacity of some people, sometimes I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry...the thing is 'he'll be BACK' in my best Arnold voice, he's done this for ages, it's not his first rodeo, by any means. I'm amazed by what bugs him...'Does it not amaze you the people take the time to comment on your remarks, but not to return the favour of reviewing your work?' I guess once you've stolen everyone's work, it's a piece of cake to throw pie in somebody's else's face. I'd love to know how much of his published works are his own....did he delete those too? This should be framed and put at the cafe entrance with a sign, enter at your own risk!....grand work!!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much, my clever pickle! I knew I had something when I thought up that line ... He is publicly shamed on several websites and nothing seems to stop him. Yes, exactly, easy to publicly humiliate other writers who have penned their own work when you stole lots of yours. I wonder if you went back in his high school year book you would find he stole most of his published works. SHAME. Trying to make everyone think he is SOOO talented. He duped many for a long time, and duped me too for a short time -- but his schtick was too easy to see through ... Thanks Frieda, long live the clever pickle, the white hat the computer geek and the kitty! RAWR!

[Frieda P]

Yet, he regularly shows his face here, FTW? Can people be so blind....I don't get it. Ha of course I loved the pickle line. ;) RAWR back atcha.....

[Lyn Anderson]

All they need to do is put Writer's Cafe plagiarist into Tumbler and facebook and they will find him. For gosh sake people, why does he still have friends on here?

[Frieda P]

He has no shame whatsoever...but you know he'll only show up with a new and improved image....

[Lyn Anderson]

Just for shytes and giggles, I punched his name into Google. Identified as a plagiarist on Hello Poetry, facebook, tumbler, and in an article at Wilfred Laurier university, and that is just the first page of hits!

[Frieda P]

Ha funny that, I did the same....wake up people!!!

[Jon Roggie]

The hunt goes on, and I notice a few names have grown quiet. Nice one!

[Lyn Anderson]

20 ids or more have been shut down. One of the "women" said this place is full of personal drama and witch hunts -- HA! Caused by whom?

[The Twin Arenas]

someone should plagiarize one of these plagiarism poems. if I was that guy, I'd do it.
just kidding. I'm not a piece of s**t.
that being said, this isn't too bad.

[Lyn Anderson]

He generally doesn't show himself when some of us are out here talking about him. He needs to leave.