This week’s mini episode finds Prudence visited by Violet Allen, a science fiction writer based in Chicago. Prudie and Allen discuss a letter writer who’s wondering if she should tell her step-daughter the truth about her long lost sibling, what to do when you’re accused of cultural appropriation while celebrating your own culture. Get $5 off Danny’s latest book, Something That May Shock and Discredit You, at slate.com/danny. Email: prudence@slate.com  Production by Phil Surkis