Who hasn’t felt this way? Especially as 2025 grinds on! The world is indeed ‘too much with us late and soon.’ The Unruly duo tiptoe through the thickets of impulse and reason as we explore this intriguing topic. We all wish we could take a break, stop time for a bit, reconnoiter somewhere else. We discover that actually we can, through creative work, being in nature or with dear friends, experiencing something new, anything that gets us into a flow. Try it and breathe a little easier.
Song 1: “Disappear” (Daniel P. Modaff with Good Enough on the CD Dakota Plains)
Poem 1: “For the Dark Girl” by Susan Aizenberg. Published in her first full-length collection, Muse. Susan lives in Iowa City, IA. Her most recent book is A Walk With Frank O’Hara (U of New Mexico Press, 2024.)
Fiction: “Shock Without Awe,” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. Her most recent book is The Lost Archive: Stories. www.lynncmiller.com
Feed the Cat Break: excerpt from “Moment of Time” (Dave Merrill)
Poem 2: “The Messiah Horse” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/
Song 2: “Hold On” (John V. Modaff, cello by David R. Merrill)
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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