Episodes
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Where's Rosie? — Pt. 1: Hazard Pay
Before I spent four years as my father's caregiver, …I worked for him—in a powder-coating shop on Chicago's West Side, where the drone of the conveyor followed me home at night and his yelling carried all the way to the El. This is where I perfected my best skill: staying in situations that made…
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Happy Place (Audio Version)
You've read this one already, maybe. Now you can hear me say it out loud — which, if you know what the essay's about, feels like the whole point. Also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Nurses kept telling me to go to my happy place. I went. Turns out my subconscious had other plans. This one starts…
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The Cadillac
This episode is an audio reading of my essay, The Cadillac. If you’d rather read it, you’ll find the original essay linked below. Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe
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What Took You So Long
What Took You So Long? A short essay about waiting, urgency, and the moment everything becomes clear. From my memoir-in-progress, Cape Not Included—stories about caregiving, identity, and the hidden cost of always being the one who shows up. Read the full essay on Substack:...
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Trainable: Once a Caregiver, Always a Caregiver
A short audio essay from my memoir-in-progress: Cape Not Included. Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe
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Adventures in Dementia Care
Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe
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Still Not Napping
Cape Not Included is now also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. If you’d rather listen to Still Not Napping, you can now. I just got a cancer diagnosis and still cannot nap. This is not a brag. After four years of caregiving—staying alert, staying useful, staying whatever my dad needed—my...
About this show
True stories about family, caregiving, and inheriting the job of handling everything—long before you learn you’re allowed to say no. Told with gallows humor and a healthy side-eye.
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Allegra Wakest Lamb
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