Abby Ellin

I wanted to do international reporting, and even if possible, I wanted to do war correspondence.

I wanted to do international reporting, and even if possible, I wanted to do war correspondence.

I wanted to do international reporting, and even if possible, I wanted to do war correspondence.

I said, well, tell me about it. You know, keep me posted on how this goes. This is right up my alley. And... He did. He kept keeping me posted. He kept telling me what was going on.

I said, well, tell me about it. You know, keep me posted on how this goes. This is right up my alley. And... He did. He kept keeping me posted. He kept telling me what was going on.

I said, well, tell me about it. You know, keep me posted on how this goes. This is right up my alley. And... He did. He kept keeping me posted. He kept telling me what was going on.

Apparently he had been divorced since I met him. His two kids lived in California and he was living in Jacksonville and he was going to move to Washington. And I thought, well, isn't that ironic? Because I was going to move to Washington too to go to grad school.

Apparently he had been divorced since I met him. His two kids lived in California and he was living in Jacksonville and he was going to move to Washington. And I thought, well, isn't that ironic? Because I was going to move to Washington too to go to grad school.

Apparently he had been divorced since I met him. His two kids lived in California and he was living in Jacksonville and he was going to move to Washington. And I thought, well, isn't that ironic? Because I was going to move to Washington too to go to grad school.

It seemed almost, you know, there's a word in Hebrew, beshert, which means meant to be. And I thought, OK, this is meant to be.

It seemed almost, you know, there's a word in Hebrew, beshert, which means meant to be. And I thought, OK, this is meant to be.

It seemed almost, you know, there's a word in Hebrew, beshert, which means meant to be. And I thought, OK, this is meant to be.

And he called when he said he would and he sent flowers and he wasn't like a suffering artist in paint splattered jeans. You know, he was really a good guy.

And he called when he said he would and he sent flowers and he wasn't like a suffering artist in paint splattered jeans. You know, he was really a good guy.

And he called when he said he would and he sent flowers and he wasn't like a suffering artist in paint splattered jeans. You know, he was really a good guy.

I was 42, so I wasn't a kid. And he was 58, so he wasn't a kid. But it didn't matter because he was nice to me and he was good to me.

I was 42, so I wasn't a kid. And he was 58, so he wasn't a kid. But it didn't matter because he was nice to me and he was good to me.

I was 42, so I wasn't a kid. And he was 58, so he wasn't a kid. But it didn't matter because he was nice to me and he was good to me.

I'm going to read it. It's very short. This is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams. I had eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me. They were delicious, so sweet, and so cold. When I sent it to him, he wrote me back three words. I love you. And I thought, all right, it's a little fast, but okay.

I'm going to read it. It's very short. This is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams. I had eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me. They were delicious, so sweet, and so cold. When I sent it to him, he wrote me back three words. I love you. And I thought, all right, it's a little fast, but okay.