Writer Nate Piven's star is rising. After several lean and striving years, he has his pick of both magazine assignments and women: juliet, the hotshot business reporter; elisa, his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, now friend; and...Writer Nate Piven's star is rising. After several lean and striving years, he has his pick of both magazine assignments and women: juliet, the hotshot business reporter; elisa, his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, now friend; and hannah, "Almost universally regarded as nice and smart, or smart and nice," Who holds her own in conversation with his friends.