Instead of happily anticipating Christmas dinner with family and friends, and just enjoying downtime, I needed to send an email to a narcissist. I had too. It was a compulsion. Family chided me about sitting in front of a laptop instead of helping with Christmas dinner.
"I'm working, it can't wait." I just didn't say what I was working on.
I had no delusions. I didn't believe my email would ever see the light of day. I simply had a visceral need to scold a mean-spirited man. I needed the satisfaction of hitting SEND. Christmas dinner be damned.
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On Dec 25, 2016 6:15 PM <no-reply@parastorage.com) wrote:
Message Details:
Name Bonnie Busby
Subject "Always Ready"
Message Hi Mr. Kratz, recently finished watching "Making a Murderer". I have no idea if Steve Avery is guilty or innocent of this crime. I am sure of this: you are a narcissist. Your "I am always ready" quick response sticks with me. Hold yourself accountable first. You got what you deserve – a grim website and lost reputation. Horrified by your treatment of those women. Live and learn.
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That narcissist is Ken Kratz the prosecutor in the Steven Avery case – now infamous from "Making a Murderer."
The email that I sent to appease my feminist core touched off an email correspondence of 9 emails over 3 days. I found myself anticipating each one and growing, yikes, sympathetic.
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Making A Prosecutor: Christmas with Ken Kratz
Non-FictionWe all watched Making a Murderer. Many of us had a visceral reaction to the head prosecutor Ken Kratz. Myself included. So back in December of 2015, over Christmas, I emailed him. And he emailed me back. Repeatedly. This is the true account of my e...
