Archive - Public Figment

Welcome to New Yurt

A short check-in this week. I managed to survive throwing a community 4th of July party AND leading a yurt camping trip in the same weekend. And now…

Jul 9 •

The Fig | Welcome to New Yurt

Listen now | A short check-in this week.

Jul 9 •

8:13

June 2025

Mundane & Infrequent

This week on Public Figment, summer is the season of goodbyes, and we're all doing our best. Even Nora, who is furious not to receive a medal for the…

Jun 10 •

The Fig | Mundane & Infrequent

Listen now | This week on Public Figment, summer is the season of goodbyes, and we're all doing our best. Even Nora, who is furious not to receive a…

Jun 10 •

11:02

May 2025

Things have felt overwhelmingly busy lately. I organized a 300-person spring picnic event for work. Jake’s parents came to visit for two weeks. Nora…

May 14 •

The Fig | Man vs. Robot

Listen now | A short update today. Things have been busy and uncertain, but spring has arrived in Bishkek, and with it I'm thinking about all the usual…

May 14 •

10:46

April 2025

Felt Pop Up | Spring Collection is Live on Instagram!

Apr 30 •

Felt Pop Up | Subscriber Mini Sale is Open!

Big day for art fans! The Public Figment subscriber mini tapestry sale is now open! To thank you for your support, newsletter subscribers get exclusive…

Apr 29 •

Who Gets to Be an Artist?

Dear Friends, I thought I’d have more news by now, but we are still here, still showing up to work, still waiting for things to happen to us, which is a…

Apr 16 •

The Fig | Who Gets to Be An Artist?

Listen now | No news is good news (maybe?) in the world of federal employee layoffs. So in the spirit of inventing my own good news, I’m launching a…

Apr 16 •

13:16

March 2025

Time keeps moving as we wait in the in-between. The Kyrgyz government finishes cutting down the poplars on Mira and closes to the road to begin widening…

Mar 31 •

The Fig | To the Sea

Our colleagues at USAID have been laid off, and the rest of us at the Embassy are living in the in-between, waiting to see what will happen to us.

Mar 31 •

20:02

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