Miriam Jayaratna is a clinical psychologist and comedy writer based in New York City. Gracie Beaver-Kairis is a Pacific Northwest-based humor and fiction writer who has been published in McSweeneys, Slackjaw, and other outlets. Summer Koester is an award-winning poet from Juneau, Alaska who writes, teaches, and grows vegetables to feed an army of slugs.
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Welcome to Micro, a podcast for short but powerful writing. I’m your host, Drew Hawkins.
This is the first comedy special of Micro, season 2. Tired of 2021 and the drudgery of modern life? Stay a while. Kick up your feet. You won’t get away, but you might get back together with your ex.
First up is a very practical, very sensible relationship move, in our opinion. It’s called “13 Reasons I Got Back Together With My Ex During The Pandemic.” It was written by Miriam Jayaratna and published by Little Old Lady Comedy on September 21, 2020. Enjoy.
“13 Reasons I Got Back Together With My Ex During The Pandemic” by Miriam Jayaratna in Little Old Lady Comedy
Miriam Jayaratna is a clinical psychologist and comedy writer based in New York City. You can find her on Twitter at @Jayaratnahhh or on her website at miriamjayaratna.com.
Our second piece descends through Micro clouds straight from the Heavens. It’s called “God Updates LinkedIn Title to ‘Content Creation Ninja’.” It was written by Gracie Beaver-Kairis and published by The Hard Times on July 18, 2021. We’d certainly love to have a content creation ninja on the Micro team. Enjoy.
“God Updates LinkedIn Title to ‘Content Creation Ninja’” by Gracie Beaver-Kairis in The Hard Times
Gracie Beaver-Kairis is a Pacific Northwest-based humor and fiction writer who has been published in McSweeneys, Slackjaw, Flashflood Journal, and other outlets. You can find her on Twitter at @beaverkairis.
With children and teachers across the country going back to school, our final piece is all too familiar, like the clacking of a macaroni necklace that your child will insist you wear. It’s called, “As a Superhero Teacher, I Can’t Wait to Sacrifice My Unvaccinated Life for Your Child.” It was written by Summer Koester and published by McSweeney’s on February 16, 2021. Enjoy.
“As a Superhero Teacher, I Can’t Wait to Sacrifice My Unvaccinated Life for Your Child” by Summer Koester in McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies
Summer Koester is an award-winning poet from Juneau, Alaska who writes, teaches, and grows vegetables to feed an army of slugs. You can find her on Twitter at @summerisferal, on Instagram at @simsumma, or on her website at summerkoester.com.
Micro is edited and curated by Dylan Evers, our social media is managed by fellow curator M.M. Kaufman, and the show is produced and hosted by me, Drew Hawkins. You can find all of the information about this episode’s writers, their featured work, and the publications where they were published, as well as a transcription of this episode in the show notes.
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