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PODCAST

The Unruly Muse

Lynn C. Miller and John Modaff

Half hour-ish podcasts that feature songs, poems, stories, and patter built around a theme each time. Modaff and Miller are writers and stage/radio performers. Contemporary and classic writers, original stories and songs are performed.

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00:29:42

The Chill Vibe

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/11/29

SONG 1: Roses on the Floor by JVM with Dan ModaffPOEM 1: “The Landing” by Mark Sanders, published in bosque journal #8. www.bosquepress.com. Mark is the author of Conditions of Grace. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/FICTION: excerpt from “The Surrogate,” a novel in progress by Lynn C. Miller, author most recently of The Lost Archive. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat Break: “Funky Stroller” by JVMPOEM 2: “Pond Coat and Alteration” by Barbara Rockman, author of most recently To Cleave. Poem published

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00:38:41

Monsters

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/10/28

SONG 1: "Boom" (composed and sung by John V Modaff, joined by Dan Modaff)POEM 1: “War” by Hilda Raz. From List & Story. Also collected in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/ FICTION: “Trauma,” excerpt from the novel The Day After Death by Lynn C. Miller. Published by the University of New Mexico Press, 2016. www.lynncmiller.comFEED THE CAT BREAK: Grendel's Nap" (John Modaff)POEM 2: “Ask” by John V Modaff. Published

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00:39:32

Near Misses

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/09/23

SONG 1: Almost Blew My Face Off (composed and sung by jvm)POEM 1: “If Only” by Jack Cooper. First published in Spectrum 2. Anthology edited by Don Kingfisher Campbell, 2016Author of Across My Silence, 2007, World Audience, Inc. PROSE READING: “Near Misses,” a story by Lynn C. Miller. Her latest book is the collection The Lost Archive (April, 2023, U of Wisconsin Press). https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.comBREAK MUSIC: "Waking up in a Baobab" by jvmPOEM 2: “Outside the Frame”

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00:37:32

Taking the Leap

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/07/28

Teasers by John Burroughs and Jane FrancisSong 1: "The Edge” (composed and sung by JVM)Poem 1: “Why We Bought a Horse” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/Short Story: excerpt from “David’s Harvest” by Lynn C. Miller from her collection The Lost Archive (April, 2023, U of Wisconsin Press). https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htmFeed the Cat Break: : intro to "Try It Again" (by Dave Merrill w/ jvm on

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00:36:55

Hauntings

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/07/01

Poem 1: “Ghosts in my Pockets” by Julie Williams, author of Escaping Tornado Season and Drama Queens in the House.Song 1: Chalk Marks (poem by Ivria Sackton of Austin TX, 1981, arranged and sung by jvm)Poem 2: “Comfort Inn” by Scott Wiggerman, from his first book Vegetables and Other Relationships.Story excerpt: from “The Last Usher” in The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htmFeed the Cat Break: "Night Light" by jvmProse excerpt: from the novel The Blue

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00:35:47

Friends, Lost & Found

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/05/26

Song 1: Deaths Elsewhere (John V. Modaff)Poem 1: “Her Brown Horse Must Rise from the Dead” by Marge Saiser. Originally published in bosque #6 literary journal. www.bosquepress.comShort Story excerpt: “Solid Ground” by Lynn C. Miller. From a collection of stories in process about a North Dakota farm family. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat break: from Hot Summer by Dave MerrillPoem 2: “Enough” by JoAn Rittenhouse. Originally published in bosque #6 literary journal. www.bosquepress.comSong 2: A Little

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00:41:45

What Is Offensive?

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/04/25

Song 1: “The Nasty Song” composed and sung by Dave Merrill with instrumental and vocal help from John V. Modaff and Vaughn Deel. (1984)Poem 1: “Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home” by Mikki Aronoff. First published in Love’s Executive Order (background music Hail to the Chief by James Sanderson)Short story excerpt: “Everyday Monsters” by Lynn C. Miller. Her new collection, The Lost Archive, came out in April, 2023: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm Feed the Cat Break: "News From The Cat

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00:35:35

Strange Encounters

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/03/31

Teasers: Ernest Hemingway, C.S. Lewis, and HeraclitusSong 1: Grand Prize written and sung by JVM with Dan Modaff on lead guitarPoem 1: “Window Shopping in Guatemala” by Kelly Jon Yenser, whose new book of poems, Walking Uphill at Noon, 2022 from UNM Press.Story excerpt from “The Last Usher” by Lynn C. Miller. Published in The Lost Archive, 2023, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htmFeed the Cat Break: excerpt from Centrum Amsterdam Purples by Tbone Kelly. Druidbone Productions, registered 2013,

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00:34:47

What Is Magic?

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/02/24

Song 1: Magic Word composed and performed by John V. Modaff. Viola by Dave Merrill.Poem 1: “Abracadabra” by Sarah Kotchian. Published in ABQ inPrint issue #3, 2019. www.bosquepress.com Her new book, Light of Wings, will come out in 2024.Short story, “Simply Magic,” by Lynn C. Miller. Her new collection, The Lost Archive, comes out in April, 2023: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htmFeed the Cat Break: Ride by Dave Merrill.Poem 2: “At Home” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and

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00:33:09

Collecting

The Unruly Muse ·

2023/01/27

Teasers by Albert Einstein, Sylvia Plath, and Mackenzie FinkleaSong 1: Froney’s Museum (composed and performed by John Modaff with Dan Modaff on mandolin and solo guitar)Poem 1: “The Invisible Woman” by Julie Williams (2013), from her collection in progress. Author of Escaping Tornado Season (a novel in poems) and Drama Queens in the House.Short Story: excerpt from “Archival Footage” by Lynn C. Miller from her collection The Lost Archive (April, 2023, U of Wisconsin

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00:33:13

Food For Thought

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/12/27

Teaser: Quotes from Ernestine Ulmer, Julia Child, and Maya AngelouSong 1: Shaving Cream Eyes (Robert Hopper; played by JVM and Dan Modaff) Poem 1: “One Toe Crooked” by Hilda Raz. Published in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems.University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/Short Story: “Old Vines” by Lynn C. Miller. Forthcoming in the collection The Lost Archive, University of Wisconsin Press, April, 2023.Feed the Cat break: a cut of Baby Fat by T-bone Kelly

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00:36:18

Youth and Age

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/11/25

Teaser: Quotes from Oscar Wilde, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ernest HemingwaySong 1: Generic Protest Song (by jvm, performed by John Modaff & Dan Modaff)Poem 1: “Eleanor Can’t Sleep” by Susan Aizenberg, published in ABQ inPrint #6, Fall, 2022. Susan lives in Iowa City, IA. She has a new collection, A Walk With Frank O’Hara and Other Poems, in press from the University of New Mexico Press. susanaizenberg.wordpress.comShort Story: “Standing in the Light” by Lynn C. Miller. Her new collection of stories,

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00:40:57

MEMORY

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/10/29

Teaser: Quotes from Louise Glück and Milan KunderaSong 1: “Two Trains” by written and performed by John V. Modaff and Good Enough from the CD More Than A Line(2018)Poem 1: “All That Is Made” by Sarah Kotchian, published in ABQ inPrint #6, fall, 2022. www.bosquepress.com. Her new book, Light of Wings, will come out in 2024.Short story, “Remember?” by Lynn C. Miller. Her new collection of stories, The Lost Archive, will come in 2023. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat Break: “Park Bench,” recollections

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00:38:44

FAITH

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/09/24

Teaser: Quotes from J.M. Barrie, Edgar Allen Poe, and the Buddha on faith and doubt.Song 1: “To JC and the Boys” John V. Modaff (w/ Dan Modaff on banjo and mandolin.)Poem 1: “Doubting Thomas” by Scott Wiggerman, Albuquerque poet and co-founder of Los Gatos Press.Fiction: excerpt from story, “How Did You Know It Was Time to Go?” published in Articulated Short Story Anthology, 2016 and forthcoming in THE LOST ARCHIVE in Spring, 2023. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat break: music by Dave Merrill,

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00:41:09

Closets

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/08/20

Teaser: Quotes by George Bernard Shaw, Henry Van Dyke, Jeremiah Brent, and Roald Dahl on closets and secrets.Song 1: “Ballad of Mollie Bean” written and performed by John V. Modaff, with Dan Modaff on mandolinPoem 1: “The Last Detail” by Jack Cooper. Published by Bosque Press in ABQ inPrint #5, Fall, 2021. www.bosquepress.comFiction: excerpt from “The Surrogate,” a novel-in-progress by Lynn C. Miller. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat break: acoustic guitar by Chris Geyerman with jvm on pianoPoem 2:

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00:33:20

In/Sanity

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/06/23

Teaser: Oscar Wilde and Agatha Christie on in/sanitySong 1: “Kind of Crazy” written and performed by JVM with Dan Modaff on mandolinPoem 1: “Meditation“ by Hilda Raz. Published in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/Short Story: “Flight,” by Lynn C. Miller. Forthcoming in The Lost Archive: Stories, University of Wisconsin Press, 2023. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat Break: “Dawgie’s Tale” by JVMPoem 2: “Monster” by

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00:37:54

The Country

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/05/27

Teaser: Opposite takes on the country by Emily Bronte in Wuthering Heights (1847) and from Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (stories written 1887-1927).Song 1: “Saturday” (JVM with Dave Merrill and Dan Modaff)Poem 1: “Memorial Day” by Julie Williams, Minneapolis-based poet, novelist and visual artist. Escaping Tornado Season, HarperCollins 2004, Drama Queens in the House, Roaring Brook/Macmillan, 2014Story excerpt: “A Winter Heart” by Lynn C. Miller, from a book of linked stories in progress

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00:37:19

Conversation

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/04/20

Teaser: Guy de Maupassant (1850-1853), master of the short story, on conversation. Song 1: “Talking to Headstones” (John Modaff) Poem 1: “Quickening” by Elise McHugh, Albuquerque poet and editor, published in bosque journal, issue #5. http://bosquepress.com/book-series/bosque-journal/ Short Story excerpt “How Much Is Enough?” forthcoming in the collection THE LOST ARCHIVE from the University of Wisconsin Press, 2023. www.lynncmiller.com Feed the Cat Break: a piece of "Indigenous Tuna," by TBone

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00:36:41

Dreams

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/03/21

Teaser: Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), abolitionist and suffragist on Dreams.Song 1: Just A Few of the Notes (Paul J. Nickels & jvm)Poem 1: “Earth’s Shadow” by Claudia Putnam from THE LAND OF STONE AND RIVER in press 2022 from Moon City Press. https://claudiaputnam.com/Story: “Pueblo Luna” by Lynn C. Miller, forthcoming in the collection THE LOST ARCHIVE from the University of Wisconsin Press, 2023. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat Break music: "Middle Ground” by David R. MerrillPoem 2: “Radish

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00:37:07

Superstition

The Unruly Muse ·

2022/02/23

Thoughts on superstition from Hypatia, first documented female mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Born 350-370––died 415 AD.Song 1: Step On a Crack, written and performed by John V. Modaff (harmonica Dave Merrill, piano/synth Jonathan Modaff)Poem 1: “After Reading the News this Morning, I Turn to the Curses of My Ancestors: A Found Poem” by Susan Aizenberg from her chapbook First Light (Gilbraltar Editions, 2020). Susan hails from Iowa City, IA. susanaizenberg.wordpress.comNovel excerpt:

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