


Bridberg declined to be interviewed for this article. “We are truly sorry for the ways in which we didn’t live up to our values as an organization,” the statement read, in part. The results of the review were announced in an email to the GrubStreet community from the organization’s executive director, Eve Bridberg, and the board. Locke Lord found that the complaint had been handled appropriately by GrubStreet at the time. The investigation also examined a human resources complaint submitted to GrubStreet by Dorland in 2018. The review was triggered by revelations in court documents that were released as part of a legal dispute between Larson and another GrubStreet-affiliated writer, Dawn Dorland. The departures of Larson and Murphy follow a third-party review, conducted by the law firm Locke Lord, of GrubStreet’s actions, practices and policies. One other staff member, director of online learning Alison Murphy, also stepped down. Sonya Larson, one of the writers at the center of the viral New York Times Magazine article “ Who Is the Bad Art Friend?,” has stepped down from her position at the Boston writing center GrubStreet, where she ran the organization’s annual conference. The stairwell entrance to GrubStreets' home in the Seaport.
