What Is Real?

from The Unruly Muse · host Sandra Yannone, Mark Sanders, David R. Merrill, Larry Modaff, Lynda Miller, Lynn C. Miller, John V. Modaff

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 NEXT UP on Episode 61: Holding On Thank You to our listeners around the world. Please tell your friends about the podcast. Lynn & John

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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.