WM Pod (On Necessity) | Episode #2

Upon going out of print. What happens when the life cycle of something you’ve put out in the world comes to a close? In what ways is it a gift?

Show Notes/References

• “30 Things I Love Right Now: Season of Thanks c. 2025 (A Third Offering),” October 25, 2025 (0:55)
• Some thoughts from the Stream on what we talk about when we talk about pre-writing: “Write Mindfulness: The Recovery Narrative” (1:11)
• “What is Ego Death? (Easiest Explanation)” via @social-science-explainer (via YT): “Ego death is the experience of losing the sense of a separate self or personal identity, often leading to the feeling of deep connection with the world or a higher state of awareness.” (1:24)
• “Publisher Spotlight: Diane Goettel of Black Lawrence Press” via Kenyon Review (2:11)
• “Giving thanks can make you happier” via Harvard Health (2:30)
• “Zadie Smith on regret, White Teeth, and fighting despair” via @NPRWildCard (via YT): “It’s sometimes hard, yeah, to kind of answer to that 21-year-old girl who wrote that busy book because I love her and God bless her but she’s just not me.” (3:25)
• “Catharsis” via American Psychology Association Dictionary of Psychology (5:00)