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In case you can’t read Alan’s handwriting, his letter is transcribed below.

Dear Editor,

You should teach your stupid, puerile reviewers to edify, and not to be harmful to “artists.” In any case, I admire your altruism, by hiring retards as intern writers.

Alan [obscured]

We’ve obscured Alan’s last name and address, even though he’s an asshole, because when we’ve put addresses on Slog before, we’ve been accused of trying to incite violence against those people.

I don’t know what “harmfulness” Alan is talking about, but our Genius Awards issue comes out tomorrow, with profiles of the 15 most fascinating artists in Seattle.

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...