Just like that, after months of feeling lost on a dark, depressing path, it was as if a light bulb went on. If M. Foss helped me find my footing in college, now Harriette had emerged as my North Star, a shining example of how I wanted to navigate the media world. Her bio became a blueprint for my own career path. Magazines would come first, then TV, books, films, and beyond. “This. Is. IT. This is what I’m going to do with my life.”