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I dream of cages, tethers, and chains Listen now (5 min) | Peaches, bars, and fake mermaids. (This is creative non-fiction)

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Jul 6

Stranger Conversations: A Cult Classic and the Simultaneous Discovery of Novels Listen now (11 min) | Also what The Leftovers, Lost, and Stranger Things all have in common.

Jun 29

Banana Bread Vs Writing: Inside Intimations with Zadie Smith Part 3 Listen now (8 min) | Is writing just something to do?

Jun 21

American Suffering: Inside Intimations with Zadie Smith Part 2. Listen now (6 min) | Stereotypes, a meme, an empty bottle, an iPad, Death.

Jun 8

The Monkey Paints the Bars: Inside Intimations with Zadie Smith Part 1 Listen now (6 min) | Insights from Zadie Smith's essay, "Peonies"

Jun 1

Misdiagnosis, Nocebo, and Two Poems Listen now (13 min) | My recent experience of being misdiagnosed with an incurable condition and the lessons I learned from it.

May 23

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