Teri: Happens All the Time
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It's not everyone who can speak so frankly and thoughtfully about being both an angsty retro-teen and also a wife and mom wrestling with questions as powerful as "should we open our marriage?" Teri is that person and I'm really grateful she took the time to tell me her story. Grateful to call her friend, too. You can get copies of Teri's books, Bats or Swallows and Escape Plans by visiting her page at her publisher Invisible Publishing. You might want to hunt her down on Twitter or Instagram if you are looking to buy a copy of her latest Zine. I thought about calling this week's playlist Fairy Bread or Nonpareils but settled on the more direct option and called it Hundreds and Thousands. Whatever you call it, it was a fun trip for me if a little bit off in all directions. You'll find some of my favourite Canadian (and non-Canadian) indie and lo-fi music of the early 90s and other stuff that's inspired by it. I hope you enjoy it! Make sure you follow The Volume Knob on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at our website volumeknob.net. And if you have a story about the song that saved your life be sure to send it to me at [email protected].
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Teri vividly remembers the record that made her feel she could create. She was sixteen, sitting on the floor of her suburban bedroom, listening to Eric's Trip and thinking "I can make something." She chose to write: zines at first, then short stories and novels. Though when she hit her "midlife crisis" at 40, Teri ended up not only regressing to her teenage self (pouting in the back seat, listening to Taylor Swift) but also reaching back to that kid's wisdom, to find the way forward.
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