On (Not) Being Afraid

Nancy here. What day is it? Tuesday? We mark time differently in the alongside-life: the book you finished and the one you started; the deciding whether you can risk an overnight away; the crocheting of a baby blanket alongside someone who may or may not be dying, yes it’s all weird.

But not scary. Or not this time.

Also discussed:

• Beautiful sky-creatures taking my dad up in a hovercraft

• A young woman stupid enough to sleep in a luggage compartment (that would be me)

• Talking our way out of maybe getting shot in a St. Louis punk club

• Women watch true crime because, why?

• Wait, you’re not afraid of mold?

Plus, Kobe Bryant makes a visitation, Stephen King buys his wife a hair dryer, and the only time (well, two) I can remember truly being afraid, when she was not much older than this.