The Believer Magazine
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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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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January 12, 2012No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: Where’s Tom Petty From?
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December 16, 2011No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: A Cure for the Human Condition
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November 8, 2011No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: “It’s All Gonna Break…”
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October 21, 2011No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: My Real Passion is Improv Comedy
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October 4, 2011No Fear of Flying: Kamikaze Missions in Death, Sex, and Comedy: These Things Happened
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