Stories about people on the periphery of life, by a disabled and non-binary writer. The first season features glimpses into the lives of high risk and disabled people throughout the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Gentle portraits of people feeling the pressures of societal abandonment, while still finding a way to find beauty and meaning in life.
Episode Notes
Aspen and Denis lived a lockdown love story for a few days at the very start of the pandemic. Years later, Aspen feels drawn back to him. But their lives moved in such opposite directions in just those few years. Why did he feel this yearning?
This is the finale for season 1 of High Risk! But more is coming, don't worry.
All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.
You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XZt8FwL4IFFlUxmgRJM-mDgeNPfQ8JgPrzpY2K0ATJI/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XZt8FwL4IFFlUxmgRJM-mDgeNPfQ8JgPrzpY2K0ATJI/edit?usp=sharing)
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8 Jan 2025
S1E7 - High Risk -Sandra
Episode Notes
How did everything slip away from Sandra, how did she let it all slip away. She didn't know what was happening to her. A fog rolled in over her mind, and a heaviness.
All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.
You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omaGoBr4F7q0rvvQvmtu7RgRqwt6hfMXUxlNbFWgrd0/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1omaGoBr4F7q0rvvQvmtu7RgRqwt6hfMXUxlNbFWgrd0/edit?usp=sharing)
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25 Dec 2024
S1E6 - High Risk - May
Episode Notes
May used to love the way they looked, but masking in a hostile world slowly undid that. When they first transitioned, they took photos of themself to find their way through dysphoria. Now they try to do the same, to learn how to like this new version of themself.
All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.
You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pkoz4ayVIkLrAKpDYyLFP5U6gAk-nYbb2oNvnExK3eo/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pkoz4ayVIkLrAKpDYyLFP5U6gAk-nYbb2oNvnExK3eo/edit?usp=sharing)
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11 Dec 2024
S1E5 - High Risk - Simon
Simon, a widowed retiree, navigates adapting to a new roommate and the rapidly changing world of COVID-19, revealing the resilience and adaptability needed to thrive in uncertainty.
27 Nov 2024
S1E4 - High Risk - Cory
Cory shares her harrowing experience of repeated covid-19 infections and how they're taking away her ability to live life to the fullest.
13 Nov 2024
S1E3 - High Risk - Russ
Episode Notes
Russ remembers his childhood of chronic illness and shame, as he watches his kids becoming more and more separated from their peers. As the world starts returning to the classroom, Russ and his wife Neive try to figure out what their family's future is going to look like.
All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.
You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yJaz0v1Sic0TuF2ZYMYJrX2wl9c8UC87czITy2aYxo0/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yJaz0v1Sic0TuF2ZYMYJrX2wl9c8UC87czITy2aYxo0/edit?usp=sharing)
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30 Oct 2024
S1E2 - High Risk - Greg
Episode Notes
In the second episode of High Risk, Greg and Kay live in a queer little bubble in the first years of the covid-19 pandemic. But when Kay's egg cracks, Greg is filled with mixed feelings. How does this change his identity as a gay man? Are his health needs holding her back?
All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.
You can read a transcript of the episode here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EcflyfHpVMD5SjszZniKpjuDy0jGTT5EnittmRFa9BM/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EcflyfHpVMD5SjszZniKpjuDy0jGTT5EnittmRFa9BM/edit?usp=sharing)
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16 Oct 2024
S1E1 - High Risk - Mira
Episode Notes
The first episode of High Risk features Mira, someone very accustomed to navigating the world as a person with chronic pain and fatigue. From all appearances, she should be able to handle what the pandemic brings to her life. But she finds herself unprepared for the way the people around her changed.
All writing by Kimball Anderson. Art by Kimball Anderson and Laurel Leake. Music by Leah Lindsaychen.
You can read a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zbeTGNzjcNyCHKapa3t1WhBhifdIoRDh2Do1v3keMaI/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zbeTGNzjcNyCHKapa3t1WhBhifdIoRDh2Do1v3keMaI/edit?usp=sharing)
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