This episode is about commitment. Not commitment to love, exactly, but commitment to a concept. Listener Lucie Frost writes a satirical essay where sleep is her lover. She never slips from the concept. Humor writing requires committing to an idea and pushing that idea as far as you can go.

Lucie Frost is a humor and satire writer in San Antonio, Texas. She recently retired from a lifetime as a human resources/employment lawyer. This story was originally published in Slackjaw. Her work has also been published in Next Tribe, Little Old Lady Comedy, The Haven, Lady Pieces, Points in Case, The Belladonna, and Robot Butt.

You can find her on all social media platforms @lucieHfrost

This episode of Writing Class Radio is produced by Allison Langer, Andrea Askowitz and Virginia Lora

Theme music by Justina Shandler. Additional music by Amadians, TJ North, Justina Shandler, and Podington Bear.

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