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Wattalife Daily

Fiction about people who are technically fine. One story every weekday at 7:00 a.m. Pacific.

Her fourth fresh start this year

Sep 22, 2026

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1 min read

Her fourth fresh start this year

New planner. New candle. Same drawer in the hall closet.

Ellery Capobianco
Ellery Capobianco
For 12 years, she has quietly written down one sentence from every emergency room patient she has scribed. She has 43,000 sentences.

Aug 8, 2026

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3 min read

For 12 years, she has quietly written down one sentence from every emergency room patient she has scribed. She has 43,000 sentences.

Not the medical sentences. The other ones. She has never told a coworker. She has never told a patient. She does not know what she is going to do with them.

Ellery Capobianco
Ellery Capobianco
3 months ago, her new coworker started leaving her a small note every Monday morning. She has not, in 3 months, ever mentioned them.

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

3 months ago, her new coworker started leaving her a small note every Monday morning. She has not, in 3 months, ever mentioned them.

Neither has he. The notes are approximately 30 words each. She has kept every one of them.

Ellery Capobianco
Ellery Capobianco
He went viral for something he didn't do.

Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

He went viral for something he didn't do.

He spent 18 months trying to correct the record. He now has 340,000 followers. He has stopped trying.

Ellery Capobianco
Ellery Capobianco
Her 15-year-old started billing her for emotional labor.

Jun 4, 2026

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5 min read

Her 15-year-old started billing her for emotional labor.

$23.50. Description: "household management & emotional regulation, January." The mother paid it.

Ellery Capobianco
Ellery Capobianco
Her executive assistant turned out to be three different people.

Jun 3, 2026

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5 min read

Her executive assistant turned out to be three different people.

Three contractors. Three time zones. Two years. One persona. HR did not know what to do.

Ellery Capobianco
Ellery Capobianco
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