Continuing the reading of my book, from where I left off at Chapter 4. Now that the book is complete and nearing release, in print this will appear as Chapter 5. It covers early memories with my sister and lays the groundwork for events that will happen later in the narrative. Support the show

Talk about upcoming book release and the struggles in completing it. I also go into why I felt it was important to finish and release within the next year.Support the show

I was only tentatively planning to continue this year, and unfortunately I felt I had no choice but to be the most cliché thing of the moment. This is a raw, unedited perspective on the purposes, mistakes, and early triumphs of Dave Chappelle's recent comedy spree. It rambles in places, and there are some misspoken words in places, but the episode is left unedited for the sake of authenticity.And now that I've made this episode and I am coming close to concluding the writing of my book, I intend to continue with this season. It's been almost a year since my last episode, I will be sharing chapters 4 and 5 of my book in upcoming episodes as well as continuing to add some leveled thoughts as a trans woman, mother, artist, and student of science.Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

I've been gone a while due to surgery, but I'm back. In this episode I talk shortly about the actress recently let go by Disney. Then I discuss the great raging debate in and surrounding the transgender community, as always. Biological reality. I attempt to discuss transgender acceptance from the most traditionalist stance and move outward. Finally, I decide to share an intimate detail about myself that is difficult for me to.Song "Letterbomb" was written and performed by Green Day and its use is intended for educational purposes within guidelines for fair use.Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

Presenting, A Bigger Table - A Thanksgiving Story.  You can support any cast or production member of Stargazer Virtual Community Theater though their Patreon. Mine is https://www.patreon.com/lauraengram. Please listen for a the list of cast members in the curtain call, as many people devoted much of their free time to make this possible, while also handling many of their own responsibilities.I dedicate my  narration work in this to my daughter, who herself played Young Eliza so excitedly and amazingly, and to my son, who happily brought Wesley the Wagon Boy to life. I am so extremely proud of them. And a very special thanks to Jenner Zeno, for putting all the production together, and making this holiday season memorable. In addition to founding Studio Stargazer, Jenner produced and recorded and takes credit for the majority of this project. Without his fire, this project wouldn't have been as unforgettable.Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramA Presentation of the Stargazer Virtual Community Theater - Learn more and Support this work at https://StudioStargazer.OrgSupport the show

I continue reading my book, Growing Up As One of Jehovah's Transsexuals. In the third chapter, I go on a thoughtful road trip with my best friend, struggling to come to terms conflicting feelings, a world collapsing around me, and still having new experiences. My hope is that this book shed light on the difficult choices and ingrained flaws fundamentalists are faced with and learn after years in such cults, and how it is possible to grow.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramNavigate through the Mind Wave neighborhood and series like Resurgent.Us,  Fred's Front Porch, War of One, and Human Nature at https://mindwave.podbean.com/Support the show

Now in the second chapter, I continue reading my book, Growing Up As One of Jehovah's Transsexuals. My hope is that this book shed light on the difficult choices and ingrained flaws fundamentalists are faced with and learn after years in such cults, and how it is possible to grow.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramThank you to Fred Eder from Fred's Front Porch for the beautiful intro. Listen to Fred's Front Porch Podcast at https://anchor.fm/fred-eder/episodes/The-Freds-Front-Porch-Podcast-Pilot-e5arisNavigate through the Mind Wave neighborhood and series like Resurgent.Us,  Fred's Front Porch, War of One, and Human Nature at https://mindwave.podbean.com/Support the show

If you missed it, Mind Wave, Fred's Front Porch, Resurgent.Us, and That Other Laura Engram teamed Up for this very special election night stream. We talk a little fun, a little relaxed politics, and a little about Studio Stargazer's debut performance, recently released, Only Through FIre.Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramNavigate through the Mind Wave neighborhood and series like Resurgent.Us,  Fred's Front Porch, War of One, and Human Nature at https://mindwave.podbean.com/Fred's Front Porch podcast is also  available athttps://anchor.fm/fred-eder/episodes/The-Freds-Front-Porch-Podcast-Pilot-e5arisSupport the show

Stargazer Virtual Community Theatre Presents, Part One of Only Through Fire - A Prior's Hollow Story. Support production at MindWave.mediaPart 2 of Only Through Fire will be available on 10/31/2020 at 10:31 am, exclusively through the Patreon accounts of the studio artists, actors and other contributors. You can support the voice actress behind Eliza, Laura Engram, on Patreon. Links are provided below or through your favorite podcast app.Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramNavigate through the Mind Wave neighborhood and series like Resurgent.Us,  Fred's Front Porch, War of One, and Human Nature at https://mindwave.podbean.com/Support the show

A special production. If you want to listen to the original audio for S1 E7, it is still available. This is an immersive audio experience. Sadly, the northwest of the United States is on fire. Lives have been lost and towns torched. The air quality is hazardous, particularly in my home city of Portland. Over a million acres have burned and the size and damage of the fires are the unprecedented results of climate change. Although some say its apocalyptic and godly retribution. With my family unable to escape the hazardous air and concerned for our safety, I ask about how we should respond to the deniers.I want to thank Fred Eder of Fred's Front Porch and Studio Stargazer for re-envisioning and producing the the audio and effects in this episode. This was a special project he took on out of pure desire, and I am excited to include it as an update to my original podcast. The episode is now a truly immersive experience, and I think captures my feelings that night so well. Thank you Fred!Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramNavigate through the Mind Wave neighborhood and series like Resurgent.Us,  Fred's Front Porch, War of One, and Human Nature at https://mindwave.podbean.com/Fred's Front Porch podcast is also highly recommended and available athttps://anchor.fm/fred-eder/episodes/The-Freds-Front-Porch-Podcast-Pilot-e5arisSupport the show

Sadly, the northwest of the United States is on fire. Lives have been lost and towns torched. The air quality is hazardous, particularly in my home city of Portland. Over a million acres have burned and the size and damage of the fires are the unprecedented results of climate change. Although some say its apocalyptic and godly retribution. With my family unable to escape the hazardous air and concerned for our safety, I ask about how we should respond to the deniers.Listen to my podcast, That Other Laura Engram, at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramNavigate through the Mind Wave neighborhood and series like Resurgent.Us,  Fred's Front Porch, War of One, and Human Nature at https://mindwave.podbean.com/Fred's Front Porch podcast is also highly recommended and available at https://anchor.fm/fred-eder/episodes/The-Freds-Front-Porch-Podcast-Pilot-e5arisSupport the show

Commenting on the Christian groups reaching out to defend Kyle Rittenhouse. The situation is shrouded in controversy, so I ask, what does it really mean to be a "good citizen". What is creates terror, and what is love? It seems like we have forgotten those values, and I'd like to talk a little about that. And the budding signs of Christian terrorism. Can we no longer count on Christianity to be the moral beacon of our culture?Song at the intro is a cover of "Can't Get It Out" by Brand NewGain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramListen to this and other episodes of That Other Laura Engram at the Buzzspout link below, or on Spotify, Google, or Podbean.https://jwtgirl.buzzsprout.com/Support the show

I continue reading my book, Growing Up As One of Jehovah's Transsexuals, with the first chapter. This chapter is about the desperate, somewhat manic, but anticlimactic day I became known as an apostate to the religion I was raised in. My hope is that this book shed light on the difficult choices and ingrained flaws fundamentalists are faced with and learn after years in such cults, and how it is possible to grow.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

A simple but intimate narrative of the life of a COVID-19 single mom. I consider my average week, and one that steadily bubbled into an atypical one. As JK Rowling so elegantly pointed out, somewhere out there, is an intelligent conversation to be discussed as adult "woomuds"... and... muthors(?)... And rights that all parents should be able to count on.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, while protests still rage around the country. I discuss why Black Lives Matter and how we can begin to build bridges, and strive for peace.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

Talking a little about the podcast. I begin reading the book I have been working on for years, Growing Up As One of Jehovah's Transsexuals, starting at the preface.Watch the video for this podcast at:https://youtu.be/QX6eCNF6KwQGain access to other video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

I've been giving a lot of thought to how we are all affected by social distancing. It's not easy to stay centered and rational while isolated, in the middle of a global pandemic and with our current political and economic climate. It can take a toll on our relationships. It can wreak havoc on us emotionally. I share what I have learned from my own past experiences with isolation, mental fortitude, and spirituality.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show

After a bit of a hiatus, living "stealth", I decide to open up by reflecting on my original feelings and journey, and how I feel now about what it means within the context of communities I've been a part of. Drawing attention to a schism that has always existed within a more controversial community--a divide that has become pronounced in recent years-- I feel there is better word, that removes the clutter and that speaks to everyone.Gain access to video podcasts of my book reading by becoming a Sponsor on Patreon. Or just support my work and gain other benefits and early access:https://www.patreon.com/lauraengramSupport the show