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The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heartsick.
The sugars are here speaking straight into your ears.
I'm Steve Almond.
I'm Cheryl strayed.
This is dear sugars.
Oh, dear.
So won't you please share some little sweetness with me?
I check my bell vibes every day.
Oh, in the sugar you see in my way.
Hi, Steve.
Hi, Cheryl.
So back in February of 2010, a momentous thing happened.
You sent me an email.
I hardly knew you this.
I think that a lot of our listeners think that we knew each other well, but actually, we were acquaintances.
We had met at a conference, and you sent me an email making a confession.
You said, I am the person who writes the dear sugar column on this website called the Rumpus.
It needs some new life, and I think you are the person to do it.
Would you do it?