Authbition is my podcast, inspired by a massage therapist who once told me she wanted to listen to my essays rather than read them. This is my 35th episode in as many weeks. If you haven’t tuned in yet, you can find the show at Authbition.com.
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This week’s episode is a short one that came together quietly. A book arrived in the mail — Emergent: An Anthology of New Voices — and holding it reminded me that growth doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes it shows up years later, in moments you didn’t even realize you were training for.
I decided to read one of my pieces from the anthology — an autofiction story called “Prayer Hands on the Exit Ramp.” It’s based on a real moment on I-40 that could have gone very wrong. What surprised me wasn’t the danger itself, but what happened inside my body when things stalled. The old reflex didn’t fire. Something softer did.
In the episode, I read the full piece — one of two I’m honored to have included in the anthology. You’ll hear a story about anger, muscle memory, and how years of therapy, yoga, meditation, and love slowly rewired how I respond under pressure. Not perfectly. Just differently.
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Emergent: An Anthology of New Voices is published by the Garden of Neuro Institute and features work under consideration for the Pushcart Prize. It’s a collection of emerging writers, and buying the book directly supports the nonprofit and the writers it nurtures.
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