In this episode, John and Lynn search for the soothing moments, the healing balm, the uplifting. In a world fractured and fractious, a country aching for change and most of all relief, possibilities occur that can lessen the load and lead to equanimity. We find comfort in song, music, connection with others, the natural world, and childhood dreams of unbounded time. Join us in our explorations. Ahhhhh…
Song 1: “Long Road” (Mark E. Collins & Daniel P. Modaff, BMI)
Poem 1: “Breath” by Sarah Kotchian, from her new collection Light of Wings, UNM Press (2024): https://www.unmpress.com/9780826365972/light-of-wings/
Fiction: excerpt from “Curiosities” a short story by Lynn C. Miller, from The Lost Archive by (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com
Feed the Cat Break: cut from“Walk a Mile In My Blues” (Dan, Ken, & John Modaff joined by Dave Merrill on the harmonica.) From the new album, Saturday's Child.
Poem 2: “Dreaming Orion” by David Meischen, from his collection Anyone’s Son, 3: A Taos Press. David’s new book is Nopalito, UNM Press, 2024.
Song 2: “Sweet Songs” (John V. Modaff, with Good Enough)
Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI
Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY.
Produced at The Creek Studio
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