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Paintings. Now None of You Can Go to College.

Last year Skylar and I went to Santa Barbara for a quick vacation so he could have a break from medical school. We ended up driving a bit out of

Podcast Episodes

Episode 124: An Unsettling Chance To Breathe

This time in Strangerville, Meg is firmly anti-democracy, Daniel Tiger is the Oprah for toddlers, and Eli takes a breath in 2020. Story An Unsettling Chance To Breathe, by Eli McCann (music by Our Friendly Beasts [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Some_Serious_Folk_and_

Ridiculous

Q&A with Tami

A while ago Tami did a Q&A on the Stranger Facebook page (for those unfamiliar because you haven't yet caught up on a decade's

Medical School

Zoom

This morning I heard Skylar in the other room on a Zoom call with a bunch of people from school. I had slipped into the room a few times while

Podcast Episodes

Episode 123: The Crick

This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli think nobody wants to talk to them. And a man tells a story about growing up in a cult. Story “The Crick” by Jeff Barlow Production by Eli McCann, Meg Walter, and Jolyn Metro https://traffic.libsyn.

Medical School

Quite A Lot Of Pressure

Skylar is supposed to get his test scores any day now and I simultaneously need it to happen immediately and not for a while. He is antsy and it is

Emily

Sand Dunes

Skylar finished his test a week ago yesterday and listeners, I now have a husband with too much time on his hands. Remember last week when I wrote to you

Ridiculous

Do I Believe In Magic?

I think I might be losing my mind. Is this a safe space? Can I say something here about myself that might be embarrassing? I . . . have always believed in hypnosis.

Ollie

The Thing About 2020

I have two friends who tested positive for the Rona recently. I won't say their names here because of HIPPO or whatever. I don't know. I

Medical School

Micromanager

Happy weekend, one and all. It's Thursday afternoon but NewYearNewMe so I'm going to start considering Thursdays part of the weekend. And maybe Wednesdays. And entire

Strangerville

Around the Campfire, With You

Obviously it's been a rough week in the U.S. I've spent the last couple of days writing something about all of it (and stewing over

Podcast Episodes

Episode 122: Foster

This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli were very patriotic in elementary school. And a woman tells the story of navigating the foster care system during a pandemic. Story Foster, by Joy (music by by Gillicuddy [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/gillicuddy/Plays_Guitar/01-jupiter-the-blue]

Ridiculous

Camera Butt Doctors

Skylar's big test that he's been studying for since before the war is at the end of next week. It's called "Step 1&

Ridiculous

Learning to Fail

You know what's not ok? THIS: I think he's just doing it to spite me now. I started screaming last week when I saw it because

Podcast Episodes

Episode 121: Kuwait

This time in Strangerville, we’re afraid of aliens. And a woman tells a story about living in Kuwait as the COVID pandemic broke out. Story Kuwait, by Kristi Bower (music by Gillicuddy [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/gillicuddy/Plays_Guitar/03-pony]) Production by Eli

The Beehive

So I Guess I'm Vegan Now

In 2019 I decided I was going to try to eat less meat because I was basically personally responsible for the slaughter of millions of animals each year and I

Social Distancing

Apple Watch

Tomorrow is my birthday, which you all know because of the outrageous celebrations you have planned. We decided to carve out some time for it on Saturday, even though my

Podcast Episodes

Episode 120: Mystery Letter

This time in Strangerville, our brains are turning to mush. And a woman receives a very strange letter from somewhere on the frontier. Story: Mystery Letter, by Jocelyn Henricks Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerville/Episode_120_

Ridiculous

The Lost Journal Series Part XIV

I just realized it's been a few years since I gave you a Lost Journal Series entry. I last left off in 1995. It's frankly getting

Work

A Time a Lawyer Taught Me Something

Over the weekend I shared a story on Twitter about an experience I had early in my career with an opposing attorney. Here's the Tweet thread. > People

Podcast Episodes

Episode 119: Rideshare

This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are married to men who make them feel like bad, selfish people. And a woman gets much more than she bargained for when she agrees to give a stranger a ride to a service project. Story: Rideshare,

Ridiculous

My Borsch Recipe None Of You Asked For, Which Was Rude.

Eleventy hundred years ago I wrote a post sharing my borsch recipe and periodically people will email me to say that they used it to make borsch themselves and I

House

Our Mountain Vineyard

My husband has decided to turn our backyard into a vineyard. I found out about this when I overheard him asking Matt if he could borrow several power tools, which

Podcast Episodes

Episode 118: Grief From Six Feet Apart

This time in Strangerville, social distancing has given us a time to take a breath. Will we remember what we’ve learned? And a woman explains what it looks like to lose a parent during a pandemic. Story: Grief From Six Feet Apart, by

Yahoo Answers

Yahoo! Answers XV

I've been collecting a new batch for you. Here are questions I've asked over the past few months, with some selected responses, before the Yahoo! gods

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