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Repetition Ruins a Narrative: On Trying to Create Amid the Sameness of Pandemic Parenting

Repetition Ruins a Narrative: On Trying to Create Amid the Sameness of Pandemic Parenting

Rosalie Knecht Considers the Narrative Machines That Power Fiction and Therapy

By Rosalie Knecht | June 23, 2022

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Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Survive My C- Marriage?

One Letter-Writer Wants to Retreat from the World; Another to Find Peace in It

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Dear Book Therapist: What Do I Read When the Worst Has Happened?

Dear Book Therapist: What Do I Read When the Worst Has Happened?

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By Rosalie Knecht | May 9, 2018

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Start Over?

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Start Over?

Rosalie Knecht Advises Two Letter-Writers at Difficult Crossroads

By Rosalie Knecht | April 11, 2018

Dear Book Therapist: A New Advice Column from Rosalie Knecht

Dear Book Therapist: A New Advice Column from Rosalie Knecht

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Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

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