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Friday Letters: Need Me, Need Me, Say that You Need Me

(Actually, don't. This is my out-of-office reply for the next few days.)

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Abby Maslin
Jun 12, 2026
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I spent my Friday “fishing” with 3-year-olds.

Dear Friends,

It’s been a week.

If you couldn’t tell from my references to “neediness” in Tuesday’s post about the cost of a writing life, I am living through one of those chapters of being intensely needed in life.

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