The Spark (A Follow Your Curiosity Production)
Nancy Norbeck, Katie DeBonvilleWritings and reflections inspired by following my own curiosity, wherever it happens to take me
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The Noisy Soul That Would Not Be Silenced
If you had to undergo 8 straight days of radiation treatment, 24/7, how would you prepare?
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Through the Looking Glass: Why Your Weird Is Wonderful
Every time I go to a Doctor Who convention, I’m reminded of one fundamental, but oft-forgotten fact: “normal” is relative.
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One of the biggest things that worries us as humans is whether or not we’re “normal,” because if we’r...
She only stopped if she made a mistake—for 17 years
This week on the podcast, I’m talking to costume designer and artist Jackie Haynes.
Jackie Haynes
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What If You Don’t Need to Reinvent Yourself?
I mentioned last week that this first set of Reports are a series. Today’s is the last in that series.
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I’ve been talking a lot in the last seven episodes about things like performative adulthood, the way we’ve learned to mon...
She Had No Writing Agent. Then Shakespeare’s Globe Called.
This week on the podcast, I’m talking to actress and emerging playwright Anne Odeke, who never expected to write anything, much less a play that made her the first person (and person of color) to write and star in her own play at Shakespear...
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Writer. Musician. Music lover. More lyrics in my head than I can count! My memoir Grace Notes was published by Sibylline Press in May 2026. I’m mainly an essayist but love Substack’s freedom to test other genres. I’m experimenting and loving it!
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