Intending, Chapter 2: Love at First Sit
Charlie Melvoin
September 24, 2025
The room for orientation was way too small—only 30 chairs for 80 students—so even though I arrived on time the first day of my master’s,
The room for orientation was way too small—only 30 chairs for 80 students—so even though I arrived on time the first day of my master’s,
Thanks to my dad’s job as a TV writer, we received For Your Consideration screeners in the weeks leading up to the Emmys. Box sets
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