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rejected by modern love: my boyfriend gave me up for Lent

Frankie de la Cretaz
Feb 17, 2022
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On Tuesday, I was part of a special Valentine's Day edition of Tell-All Boston, a monthly literary event. The theme was about rejection—in this case, essays that had been rejected by the New York Times' Modern Love column. For many essayists, Modern Love is their white whale. As a writing instructor, it's the goal I hear most often from my students, asi…

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