“Just Send Me a Nudge”: An Eternal Saga
Hope everything's been going well for you! I know it's a little bonkers to keep following up, but you did say to keep nudging, so here I am!
Kate Herzlin is a playwright, screenwriter and comedy writer who overuses the rule of three. She has been published with The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Belladonna Comedy, and more. You can find her writing onstage at The PIT with her BoogieManja sketch team, Attainable Crush; on her phone in a very disorganized Notes app; and on her website, kateherzlinwrites.com.
Hope everything's been going well for you! I know it's a little bonkers to keep following up, but you did say to keep nudging, so here I am!
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