Making Friends With the Wasps

Relatively Stable · Jul 10, 2025 · 14m

Making Friends with the Wasps

The long, slow work of mending -- From the Stable Roots series | Read-aloud edition

This week’s episode walks gently into the tangled spaces of repair: of family, of land, of self. As my father’s health declines and life asks more questions than it answers, I return—again and again—to the daily work of mending. From the myths we build around our parents to the pencil I offered a wasp, this piece traces the quiet ways we negotiate vulnerability and create safety in places that feel sharp.

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