10 Things That Scare Me

It's the slow feeling of becoming less. Jerry Roback was assigned by the State Department to humanitarian projects in Vietnam during the war. He lives in Washington state.  Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I'm not out there trying to make amphibious friends. Jill has had many careers, from lawyer to dog walker to hand model. She currently takes care of her parents in Lansing, Michigan with her dog Sam. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I'm scared that I'm asking too much of her. Andrew Kim is the first Democratic congressman of Korean descent.  Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

One minute she's there for me and the next minute she's not. Billy Jackson lives in New York City. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I think the real reason I didn't reenlist was because they had wool uniforms. Mike Pearl is a retired newspaper reporter from New York. He wrote for the Daily Mirror, the Journal-American, the World Journal Tribune and the New York Post among others. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

The possibility that ultimately there is no cost to being despicable. Jon Mooallem is a journalist and the creator of The WALKING podcast which begins its second season today. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Tight wool sweater with syrup inside of it. Earlonne Woods is co-host and co-creator of the Ear Hustle podcast, from PRX's Radiotopia, which just launched its fourth season. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Paper cut on eyeball. Brenda Shaughnessy is a poet. Her most recent book is The Octopus Museum. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

We're singing against the man. Duff McKagan is best known for his stint as the bassist of Guns N' Roses. He is the author of It's So Easy and Other Lies, and his solo album Tenderness is out now. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Mothman related driving fears. Matt Collette makes Post Reports, the daily news podcast from the Washington Post. He used to make Nancy from WNYC Studios. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

When you're a little kid, everything looks big. Born Lamont Jody Hawkins, U-God is an American rapper and hip-hop artist and one of the founding members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. He is the author of Raw: My Journey Into The Wu-Tang. If you want to enter the Wu-Tang, just head to the corner of Targee Street and Vanderbilt Avenue on Staten Island in New York City, which has been officially renamed the "Wu-Tang Clan District." Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

This is all I deserve. Alex Goldman is the co-host of the podcast Reply All from Gimlet Media. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

My own heartbeat. Kathryn Harrison is a writer living in New York City. Her latest book is On Sunset. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I wanted to read a masterpiece but this is just a book. Karen Russell is the author of Orange World and other books. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship and lives in Oregon with her husband and son. Her other books include: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, Swamplandia!, Vampires in the Lemon Grove and Sleep Donation: A Novella. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

The woods at night. Garrett Crowe is a writer and podcast producer. Check out his work here. And follow him @crowegarrett. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.