1639 Episodes

  1. 990: Feeding the Koi

    Published: 11/2/2023

  2. 989: Signs, Music

    Published: 11/1/2023

  3. 988: Hillwood

    Published: 10/31/2023

  4. 987: Totalitarian

    Published: 10/30/2023

  5. 986: EGGSHELLS

    Published: 10/27/2023

  6. 985: Might Kindred

    Published: 10/26/2023

  7. 984: Poem at the Top of a Mountain

    Published: 10/25/2023

  8. 983: Things Haunt

    Published: 10/24/2023

  9. 982: Rain

    Published: 10/23/2023

  10. 981: Through a closed mouth the flies enter

    Published: 10/20/2023

  11. 980: Villanelle

    Published: 10/19/2023

  12. 979: The Listening World

    Published: 10/18/2023

  13. 978: And the Beautiful

    Published: 10/17/2023

  14. 977: sights and sounds on my way to you

    Published: 10/16/2023

  15. 976: Wonder Wheel

    Published: 10/13/2023

  16. 975: Love after Love

    Published: 10/12/2023

  17. 974: Did you want to come in?

    Published: 10/11/2023

  18. 973: Sword Swallowing Lessons

    Published: 10/10/2023

  19. 972: Light Upon The Body

    Published: 10/9/2023

  20. [encore] 936: Voyeuristic Intentions

    Published: 10/6/2023

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