(EPISODE 008 of the Friends of the Show Podcast)

I am very happy to welcome the lovely and talented Gwen Lawson on the show this week!

Follow @MsGwenL

Read her writing on Gwen’s Gwebsite

Gwen’s Story: “A mouse in me flat”

Gwen’s Tweets

"This is your pilot speaking. We're about 3 hours from our destination. So, since we've got some time, you guys wanna hear my standup set?"

— Just Gwen (@msgwenl) July 1, 2015

Always a bridesmaid, never a new world-order leader in a post-apocalyptic all-powerful matriarchy. Sigh.

— Just Gwen (@msgwenl) July 28, 2015

U up? = I want you
? = I want you & am 19
Nightcap? = I want you & have a college degree
Beast w 2 backs? = I want you & am Shakespeare

— Just Gwen (@msgwenl) June 18, 2016

Gwen’s Picks

[Me at job interview]

And, how seriously does your company take allegations of witchcraft?

— Jess (@jessokfine) July 27, 2015

From Ray @SirEviscerate

Hi, my name's Ray. I'll be drawing your blood today as soon as I finish this Capri Sun.
*misses hole 4 times then punches straw through bag*

— Ray (@SirEviscerate) May 3, 2014

From Alexa @thewoodenslurpy

I love raccoons. Part cat. Part dog. Part rodent. Part bear. Little people hands. What’s not to like?

— Alexa (@TheWoodenslurpy) August 12, 2015

QUESTIONS FROM TWITTER and be sure to follow @FOTSpod to submit a question and hear it asked on a future episode! Thank you to everyone who has submitted a question.

From Friend of the Show BEX @Bexdora

@FOTSPod @msgwenl @SkinnerSteven Per favore descrivi il tuo capello preferito, formaggio Vegan preferito, o il tuo riempimento di bagel preferito.

— The Lady of Whatever (@Bexdora) May 11, 2017

From Friend of the Show Jess @jessokfine

@FOTSPod @msgwenl @SkinnerSteven What are the best and worst things about Twitter?
What's your favorite place in the world and why?

— Jess (@jessokfine) May 11, 2017

From our pal Alexa

@FOTSPod @msgwenl @SkinnerSteven How much do you spend on coffee drinks every month?

— Alexa (@TheWoodenslurpy)

From True Friend of the Show Timmy @theTimmyToes

@FOTSPod @SkinnerSteven @msgwenl what's the fastest you've driven a car?

what did you wear on your first day of high school?

— Delightful Timmy (@TheTimmyToes) May 11, 2017

From Hazel Moats

@FOTSPod @msgwenl @SkinnerSteven What is the closest you have ever come to violent death?

— Goats? (@Gooooats) May 11, 2017

From Future Friend of the Show, Author Eileen Curtright asks

@FOTSPod @msgwenl @SkinnerSteven What's the case for vacationing in Nebraska? Has a stranger ever made a shocking confession to you on public transit?

— Eileen Curtright (@eileencurtright) May 11, 2017

Gwen recommends:

Foam Roller

Euphoria by Lily King

Odd Object

Thanks so much to Gwen for joining me this week, please follow her on Twitter and have a great one!