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By the Wayside


8 episodes


Solo Realistic Anthology Audio Book


Synopsis:

Stories about people on the periphery of life, by a disabled and non-binary writer. The first season features glimpses into the lives of high risk and disabled people throughout the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Gentle portraits of people feeling the pressures of societal abandonment, while still finding a way to find beauty and meaning in life.


Format: Audio Book

Continuity: Anthology

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Solo

Narrator: Third Person

Genres: Realistic

Soundscape: Voices only

Transcript details: Show notes

Completion status: Not applicable

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Episodes:

S1E1 - High Risk - Mira

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

The first episode of High Risk features Mira, someone very accustomed to navigating the world as a person with chronic pain and fatigue. From all appearances, she should be able to handle what the pandemic brings to her life. But she finds herself unprepared for the way the people around her changed.

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zbeTGNzjcNyCHKapa3t1WhBhifdIoRDh2Do1v3keMaI/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E2 - High Risk - Greg

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

In the second episode of High Risk, Greg and Kay live in a queer little bubble in the first years of the covid-19 pandemic. But when Kay's egg cracks, Greg is filled with mixed feelings. How does this change his identity as a gay man? Are his health needs holding her back?

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EcflyfHpVMD5SjszZniKpjuDy0jGTT5EnittmRFa9BM/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E3 - High Risk - Russ

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Russ remembers his childhood of chronic illness and shame, as he watches his kids becoming more and more separated from their peers. As the world starts returning to the classroom, Russ and his wife Neive try to figure out what their family's future is going to look like.

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yJaz0v1Sic0TuF2ZYMYJrX2wl9c8UC87czITy2aYxo0/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E4 - High Risk - Cory

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

A brush with death made Cory committed to living her life to the fullest. But repeated covid-19 infections start to take that away from her. How could this happen to a seemingly healthy person like her?

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yu0rxacFkUZGBSQu0OOKVcS7bb70jthW6Cgs7kXb4Ms/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E5 - High Risk - Simon

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

After the loss of his wife, Simon has to process the retirement he didn't get to have. In addition, he has a new roommate, a younger disabled relative who moved in to help out. Can they learn to adapt to the world as covid-19 rapidly changes it?

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A_D1YBasTZz7IuITC0T1H35IsK10EOBOu9Njpzu1cD8/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E6 - High Risk - May

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

May used to love the way they looked, but masking in a hostile world slowly undid that. When they first transitioned, they took photos of themself to find their way through dysphoria. Now they try to do the same, to learn how to like this new version of themself.

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pkoz4ayVIkLrAKpDYyLFP5U6gAk-nYbb2oNvnExK3eo/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E7 - High Risk -Sandra

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

How did everything slip away from Sandra, how did she let it all slip away. She didn't know what was happening to her. A fog rolled in over her mind, and a heaviness.

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omaGoBr4F7q0rvvQvmtu7RgRqwt6hfMXUxlNbFWgrd0/edit?usp=sharing

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S1E8 - High Risk - Aspen

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:45:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Aspen and Denis lived a lockdown love story for a few days at the very start of the pandemic. Years later, Aspen feels drawn back to him. But their lives moved in such opposite directions in just those few years. Why did he feel this yearning?

This is the finale for season 1 of High Risk! But more is coming, don't worry.

All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.

You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XZt8FwL4IFFlUxmgRJM-mDgeNPfQ8JgPrzpY2K0ATJI/edit?usp=sharing

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