Nature's glorious reveal

When anxiety strikes, nature hits me over the head

Hello from Chicago!

I arrived yesterday — my first solo trip away from home in 20 months.

In the beforetimes (pre-pandemic), I kept up a consistent travel schedule. My trips to Chicago (and elsewhere) to perform on NPR’s comedy quiz show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and to appear at various other events were a fairly routine part of my life.

I once was a very …