EPISODE · Oct 22, 2025 · 5 MIN
The Anxiety Artist
from Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark · host Dan McDowell
Tom Lester, a man plagued by anxiety, finds refuge in his imagination, which often overrides reality. After losing his seemingly ordinary job, he receives an epiphany for his next "project". Lester channels his anxieties into creating "characters" in his mobile home, using a growing collection of peculiar items. His struggles with the real world, his past, and an unusual passion begin to converge. #nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks
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Tom Lester, a man plagued by anxiety, finds refuge in his imagination, which often overrides reality. After losing his seemingly ordinary job, he receives an epiphany for his next "project". Lester channels his anxieties into creating "characters" in his mobile home, using a growing collection of peculiar items. His struggles with the real world, his past, and an unusual passion begin to converge. #nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks
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