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Retired hell-raiser and serial dater writes about the ghosts of her dating past, never-ending career malaise, and current meditations (rants?) on rapidly careening toward midlife. Ugh. Anyway...

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About E.M. Gallagher

Writer. New Yorker. Retired Hell-Raiser. I write about the ghosts of my dating past, being a 20 & 30 something running around NYC like a maniac, and rapidly careening toward midlife. Currently working on my first book of essays.

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