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Who do you intend to be?
How a person decides exactly which version of their life they want to live
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Vanessa Friedman
I miss my friends
We’re not crashing into each other the way it felt as though we were in our youth and I find something is lost.
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Vanessa Friedman
Object of Habitual Trust
Anything that happens to you also happens to me.
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Vanessa Friedman
How do we make sure the people we love know we love them?
And other questions I've been asking myself.
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Vanessa Friedman
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Make Me a Diet Coke
Fill the cup to the brim with ice, trust me
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Vanessa Friedman
The Torture of Normal
So it's just... this? For the rest of my life?
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Vanessa Friedman
What is an anniversary?
Today at sundown I light a candle for my dad.
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Vanessa Friedman
Some Really Sad News
This newsletter was supposed to be about friendship but now I think it's about grief.
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Vanessa Friedman
My Friends Are Trying So Hard
On asking for what you need, or not
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Vanessa Friedman
Writing about writing
Brokeback Mountain, therapy, and other small things I've noticed
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Vanessa Friedman
I Don't Know How To Be Alone
Thinking about my novel and thinking about myself
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Vanessa Friedman
The Planning and The Doing
Someone once told me the nicest thing you can wish for someone is that they have a boring life
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Vanessa Friedman
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