Daytalking (from CITD), Nightwalking (courtesy ShinyRobot), and Stargazing (again, CITD).

One-Sided Conversations and Secret Worlds

Michael Maupin

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“Is this a fake hang-up? It’s a fake hang-up.”
— Bob Wiley (1991)

“The older you get, the more your life becomes a quiet conversation with the dead. I find that very sad and at the same time very comforting.” — Paul Auster (1995)

I’m terrible at making small talk.

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Michael Maupin

Writer, editor, and media maker. Blogs at Completely in the Dark (www.completelydark.com) and lives in Minneapolis, MN. Currently on Substack at StoryShed.