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    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    "Before writing this piece, I asked some friends if they’d ever experienced this fear. They looked at me like I was nuts. So I’m willing to believe I’m alone. But it’s a big world. Probably, I’m not."

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