No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy
2011 COLUMN CONTEST
GRAND-PRIZE WINNER
Michelle Mirsky is strong but not tough. She hates being told no. She loves to say yes. She’s always in love. She likes whiskey, listens to fortune cookies, and collects knee-high boots and classic modernist chairs. She’s probably a good mother. She lives in Austin, TX where she works an earnest 9-5 job and sometimes tells jokes on stage—kind of like a superhero with a secret identity. Only not super. Or secret. This column chronicles the year following the not-unexpected death of the author’s son. It’s mostly deadpan. It’s sometimes funny. It’s rarely hyperbolic.
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November 8, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Epilogue: Deadkidistan
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August 22, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: The Vessel
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August 3, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: The Scarlet D
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July 16, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: The Things I’ve Kept
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June 20, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Hail Mary
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May 30, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Museum of Sorrows
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May 10, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: No Mas
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April 20, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Statistically Significant
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March 30, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Poor Relations
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March 14, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: All Exits Look the Same
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February 23, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Remains and Restraints
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February 1, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Solipsists Do It for the Folks Watching at Home
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