Beyond My Imagination

A Different Story

In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from John Paul Brammer’s memoir, ¡Hola, Papi! : How To Come Out In A Wal-Mart Parking Lot & Other Life Lessons [https://bookshop.org/a/23145/9781982141493], discussing perspective, change, and the fallibility of memory. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast [http://www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcasts]

Beyond My Imagination

Episode description: In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies [https://bookshop.org/a/23145/9780358213260], discussing how to live on the moon, the astonishment of our real lives, and what is extraordinary in the ordinary. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast [http://www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcasts]

Hurry

In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a poem from Marie Howe’s collection The Kingdom of Ordinary Time [https://amzn.to/3DZPouL] , discussing what it means to move through our lives in a state of hurry, what it gets us (and doesn’t), and how to work with it. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast [http://www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcasts]

It Would Pass

In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from Louise Erdrich’s novel  The Round House [https://bookshop.org/a/23145/9780062065254], discussing what it means to deal with the unavoidable, confront fear, and step into adulthood. Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast [http://www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcasts]

To Err Is To Wander

In this episode of The Say The Word Podcast, we’re looking at a passage from William Least Heat-Moon’s travel memoir, Blue Highways [https://bookshop.org/a/23145/9780316353298], discussing what it means to make errors, how wandering relates to creativity, and the kinds of failures that lead to regret.  Get more info and the complete show notes at www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcast [http://www.cindygiovagnoli.com/podcasts]