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Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart

Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart

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This Should Never Have Been Our Story.
I didn’t expect it to end like this. A brief handshake at the end of a friend’s wedding. “Have a safe journey back.” Barely a goodbye.
 • Rebecca Chace and Red Hen Press
This Intensity Couldn't Sustain Itself
"We were like sisters. What went wrong was probably a long time coming."
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3:09
Val & The Joypoppers
The 80s band that was so downtown you never heard of them...
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I Can't Do This Anymore
Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart: "For years, I wished for a way back into her life."
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Talking to the Wolf | Cover Reveal
Look at this! I'm delighted to share the cover to my next book, coming May 19 from Red Hen Press
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Oh Dear Julie, What Happened?
"There was no conversation about what happened between us. We left with intentions to stay connected. Didn’t happen."
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Professor Scorned
"Henry drew students to him and expressed a strong interest in nurturing me as a young artist - not just in the classroom, but outside of it as well."
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I Wasn't The Only One She Left
"She disappeared. Did not answer phone calls. Gone."
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I Feel Like I’m Not Your Best Friend Anymore
"I was 18. She was 19. She told me that she had just gotten engaged. We had giggled about boyfriends and crushes for years, but I had never considered…
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My Friend Was Changing Into Someone Else
"I became more and more guarded during our visits. I was conscious of her drinking and made sure that we got home before she got too loaded."
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A Friend, a Break Up, and a Shrine
Letter #2 of Hey, Friend, You Break My Heart
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In Another Life, We’re Still Sisters
Letter #1: Sylvia and the Boy Who Came Between
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My Father's Friend Breakup
Frog and Toad: My Father’s Friend Breakup
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“Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart”
Welcome to my new Substack, where I explore the quiet devastation of something we rarely talk about: friend breakups.
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Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart
Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart
Inspired by my forthcoming book 'Talking to the Wolf', 'Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart' is an intimate exploration of broken friendships, the conversations we never got to have, so that we might all feel a little less alone.
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