We live in a time where many people do not have shelter physically or emotionally. Lynn and John circle the meaning of home and ponder many of the situations where people are displaced or discarded into a fragile way of being. Losing a friend or family member can chip away at the idea of home. How many wish to disappear or run away? How do we carry the idea of home as we journey through life? Humans crave places where they are welcome and can thrive. We invite our listeners to think about where and what those places are for you.
Song 1: “Homeless” (by Daniel P. Modaff with Good Enough)
Poem 1: “Burned” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/
Fiction: “Displaced,” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. Her fifth novel, The Surrogate, comes out March 31, 2026 from the University of Wisconsin Press. To pre-order go to: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/T/The-Surrogate Lynn’s website: www.lynncmiller.com
Feed the Cat Break: excerpt from “Lost Soul” (composed and performed b y David R. Merrill)
Poem 2: “Still Life with Extinctions,” by Lauren Camp who has been the Poet Laureate of New Mexico for the past three years. Author of eight collections of poetry, Lauren’s new book In Old Sky won the New Mexico Book Award.
Song 2: “Old Texas Town,” composed by Mark E. Collins, Dan and John Modaff. Performed by J. Modaff
Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
Theme & Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI
Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY Produced at The Creek Studio
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