In this week's episode, I reflect on Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior and discuss seeing an old friend whom I'm never met--and think, literally, about what it might mean to walk a mile in his shoes. What do we call relationships with people we see all the time but do not know? How do we describe or define feelings of affection for strangers? How and where do we read the signs of our existence in particular places? I don't know if I actually unravel any of these mysteries, but I give it a shot in this podcast.
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My Twin

Some of the cultural references made in this episode:

Maxine Hong Kingston. The Woman Warrior

Sandra Cisneros. The House on Mango Street

James Joyce. Ulysses 

Edgar Allan Poe. “William Wilson” 

Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching 

Roger Miller. “My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died”