Hey, Friend, You Broke My Heart

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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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About Rebecca Chace

Rebecca Chace is the author of five books, a playwright, screenwriter, and contributor to The New York Times, The Yale Review, The New England Review, LitHub, and more. Her third novel, Talking to the Wolf, was published in May 2026 (Red Hen Press).

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