The Daily Whatever, Sept 18: Life After Divorce with Kerala Goodkin
What do you do when the post-divorce honeymoon ends?
Kerala Goodkin, thanks for trusting us with your first-ever Substack Live appearance—you’re a natural!
Discussing divorce isn’t always the most pleasant topic, but together we made it an informative, heartfelt and—dare I say?—fun conversation.
Here’s Kerala’s latest essay we discussed today:
Please have a read and follow Kerala—her Mom Interrupted publication has such nuanced takes on what it means to parent in 2025.
Thanks again, Kerala, and huge thanks to all the Whatevers who delighted us in the chat: Stephanie G Wilson, PhD , Carrie , Christiane mccafferty , Rick Kohut , BiffBiff , OldHenCharlie , Jo , Nora , Robin Wilding, Cynthia Marie Hoffman , Dana DuBois , Lawrence Winnerman shirani , Le Simple Sudiste , Susan Houghland , Karen Marie Shelton , Musings on Interesting Times , Kathrine , Amy Marie Turner , Nichole 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ , Tracey Files , Kim Taylor , G.A. Botero , Donald R Strandell , Rachel Hendricks , Nick Paro , Char Sundust ArtB3ing , The One Minute Daily Boost , T Weitz , Beth Cruz , Kerala Goodkin , Diary of a Seasoned Traveller , Lynn , Timothe Dazin , Alicia Cleveland , Chriss Graf , Sally Sandoval , Yanni Hamburger , Penny rather , Norma Cardenas , Don Buckter , Deb Henderson , Ruth , MorganX , @teamivity, @budjones32, @hippiedippieshelbel, @barbaraalbert, @williamiam, Damon Kenner , Millard W. Hall , Elena Seas , Megan Romer , ♡Ashley Schmitt♡ , Ella Connor , Richard Hogan, MD, PhD(2), DBA , Cathy Johnson , Kellboy , Tracey , KC , Jane Kowalski , ThunderPussy , Tina Tyler , yvonne Z Smith , Ginia B , Linda Low , Cindy , Nanna loves Democracy , JoAnne Compton , Sally Scully Brooks , Robert Belanger , Gwenny , Karen C , STEPHANIE BOWEN , Kim Yirak , jamie , Ruthann Pisaretz , Debbie , Gail Reid
We love you all, mean it!
Please join us tomorrow when we welcome Rosie the Resister for Fucked-up Friday!
Dana DuBois
The memoirist
Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy. All stories by Dana
Lawrence Winnerman
The science fiction writer
Lawrence Winnerman is a science fiction writer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After twenty-five years leading technology programs at Amazon and Microsoft, he was chief operating officer of Blue Amp Media. In his Substack publication, The Hinge & The Near Field, he writes about AI and democracy and is serializing his novel Light Shines Through. He co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. All stories by Lawrence
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