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“I often have the reconfirmation of the dictum that each individual life is so vast, mysterious and, in part, a process rather than any final thing, that we would all do better to take a step back and be more cautious in what we are prone to say about others, and this quite apart from whether the assertion is positive or negative. Robert Riskin , the socialist screenwriter of It's A Wonderful Life, 1946) has his angel Clarence say that "each mans life touches so many others' lives. When he isn't around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" One of the things our podcast is about is preventing any additional holes, mainly though what goes by the term connection. Among all the guests on my show, Stephanie occupies a piston in between those I know quite well and those whom I have never even met. Talking with, for the first time after close to a decade brought back memories of my life in Boston, especially the world of vintage clothing and fashion more generally (and come to think of it all thrift stores!) Thus in a way this episode links in my mind two periods of time that appear to at once be most far and most near and connect to our episode with Amanda Maciel Antunes. I really discovered a whole different part of our guest through her facebook page, neurospace, which is a sort of community for people, like, your podcast host, identify as neurodivergent in one way or another. Stephanie is most gifted visually, as well as many other endeavors (like so many of our guests), and as is clear from this episode, her artistic output dates back to her youngest years. I really loved speaking with her for many reasons; of course I enjoyed hearing her story as well as her interpretations of things. Of course none of us ever knows the connections between individual people. Back in 2008 I knew her as an expert on clothing, and would see her dating pieces with great accuracy and conscientiousness. I could never have known we would be speaking again, and about autism no less, during a pandemic, with me in little town in North Carolina, and her in the grand city of Los Angeles. Accordingly I do consider the technology that enabled us to speak across such great geographical distance nothing short t of a miracle. If I am often the severest critic of the internet, age, and I will continue to be so long as I am alive and we are still in such an age, I am also aware of the many pluses alongside the minuses. Looked at in this way you can consider this episode one of our most important as well as a symbol or emblem of our podcast. I have managed to overcome some of my (originally, considerable) trepidation at every discussing what I would call my private life. Thus, this episode marks a continuation of that decision as well. Near the end of our episode I express a wish that she come back and we continue our discussion: the passage of time these days reveals that many more changes are bound to occur in any interim, however small, or so it appears. My hope is that our listeners enjoyed this episode as much as did we and are not averse to a return engagement. The journey of our podcast continues. Stephanie’s Bio : Stephanie Persephone is an autistic poly- synesthete who has been creating art since they were able to use a crayon, without any formal training or education. Their current works are inspired by the seen and unseen elements of nature and reality. They are a multimedia artist exploring the multidimensional universe in Los Angeles, where they currently reside. Links to Stephanie’s Beautiful Work: Website: https://stephaniepersephone.com Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ stephaniepersephone / Twitter:https://twitter.com/polysynesthete RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/ persephone777/shop? artistUserName=persephone777&asc=u --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mitch-hampton/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mitch-hampton/support