Carrie Classon

The Postscript

Comedy EN ↓ 209 episodes

In a world where there is no shortage of dire news, The Postscript delivers a regular dose of positivity. It appears in print in more than 200 newspapers nationwide and is syndicated by Andrews McMeel Universal.

Author

Carrie Classon

Episodes

Forever Home 10.05.2023 4:02

The farmhouse is where I thought I’d grow old. I planted a lot of trees. I had a garden. I painted every wall, inside and out. I thought there was a strong likelihood I’d die in that house. Now I’ve put it up for sale.

Unexpected Cowboy 05.05.2023 4:20

I have no cowboy credentials. So, when Bob suggested I perform with a cowboy singer, I was more than skeptical—I thought it was a dumb idea.

A Night at the Funeral Home 03.05.2023 4:24

The funeral home had been converted into an Airbnb. It was on our way—and suspiciously cheap.

Smelling Like Dog 28.04.2023 4:50

A dog keeps us tethered in the here and now and reminds us that we are living in this moment—and that every moment in the future is imaginary.

In Defense of Pollyanna 26.04.2023 4:43

More than once in my life, I’ve been accused of having a “Pollyanna attitude.” I didn’t actually know what this meant, except that it was not a good thing.

Learning to Whistle 21.04.2023 4:24

I don’t think I have envied many people many times in my life, but I very much wanted to whistle when I was six.

Push-Ups With Bob 19.04.2023 4:28

I thought things were going pretty well until I remembered the push-ups—and Bob.

Not Popular 14.04.2023 4:15

I now realize that no one—not even the most popular person in high school—self-identifies as popular.

Dusty Surprises 12.04.2023 4:17

My heart hurt, reading this forty-year-old letter. I wondered if I wrote back. I hoped he was doing well.

Made to Last 07.04.2023 4:25

My grandma’s wedding dress was more than a little worse for wear. It had been folded up in a small box and kept safe by my cousin, Jill. (How Jill ended up with it, I do not know.)

The Wren House 05.04.2023 4:01

“Jonie, come downstairs!” Dad hollered. “I think there are bats in the birdhouse!” Mom came running and they carefully lifted the back off the birdhouse.

No Coffee 31.03.2023 4:08

My parents are great planners so there was no chance they were out of coffee, but where they might be keeping it—that was another issue.

Marital Privilege 29.03.2023 4:11

My first thought was, “I’ve never had my head vacuumed before.”

Singing Lessons 24.03.2023 4:03

My teacher says I have a perfectly serviceable voice—and I am 100% sure she says this to all her students—but I still find it reassuring.

Coconut Head 22.03.2023 4:29

Ayo said, “Don’t burn yourself out. Give yourself permission to stop. Don’t use your head to break a coconut.”

New Rhubarb 17.03.2023 4:56

The whole refrigerator had begun to resemble some archeological site with mysterious remnants of a past life that we could now only guess at.

Time and Sunshine 18.01.2023 5:20

Traveling in Norway with close relations -- sometimes a little too close.