The Unruly Muse

What Is Real?

Episode Summary

Memory, imagination, and perception are fodder for the Unruly ones this episode with a speculative sprinkle thrown in for good measure. What do we see and how do we see it? What is the “real” ground that we stand on when we experience something? Join us through poems, music, and fiction that journey around the edges of what we perceive.

Episode Notes

Song 1:   “Lost Soul” (by Dave Merrill)

Poem 1: “Rock, Scissors, Paper, the Anniversary Edition, 11 September 2020”        by Sandra Yannone. This poem comes from her recent collection, The Glass Studio. Since March 2020, she's hosted the international online reading series Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry. Her newest collection is Fire at the Big Top. Visit her at www.sandrayannone.com

Fiction: “Another Time, Another Place” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. Her most recent publication is the novel The Surrogate, 2026. www.lynncmiller.com

Feed the Cat Break: “Amelia’s Waltz” (by Dave Merrill)

Poem 2: “The Horse as the Letter L” by Mark Sanders. A selection from the forthcoming publication in 2027, The Messiah Horse: Poems, 1988-2025, Cornerstone Press

Song 2: “Trainman” (composed by John & Larry Modaff, performed by John V. Modaff with  Dave 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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