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Letters to New Hampshire (Part II)
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Letters to New Hampshire (Part II)

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This is Part II of a letter exchange between myself and Meg Oolders of

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In Part I gushed over Meg’s witty yet profound writing, her interest in YA literature, and the challenges of being a parent while remaining devoted to literary work (Meg wrote a killer line that sums it up nicely: "Maybe because middle-age feels an awful lot like adolescence.”)

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