1556 Episodes

  1. 657: Deep in the Rock

    Published: 4/20/2022

  2. 656: cycle

    Published: 4/19/2022

  3. 655: The Frolicsome Crests and Glistening

    Published: 4/18/2022

  4. 654: In the End You Get Everything Back (Liza Minnelli)

    Published: 4/15/2022

  5. 653: Get Out of the Water

    Published: 4/14/2022

  6. 652: Credo

    Published: 4/13/2022

  7. 651: Training

    Published: 4/12/2022

  8. 650: Notes on Self-Care

    Published: 4/11/2022

  9. 649: sunrise through mount vernon, wa.

    Published: 4/8/2022

  10. 648: Love is a Luminous Insect at the Window

    Published: 4/7/2022

  11. 647: Walking Across Fire Island

    Published: 4/6/2022

  12. 646: every exquisite thing

    Published: 4/5/2022

  13. 645: It’s 9:30am, I’ve ran four miles, cried four times, & eaten two chicken sandwiches

    Published: 4/4/2022

  14. 644: Georgia O'Keeffe, "From the Faraway, Nearby," 1937

    Published: 4/1/2022

  15. 643: Come give me a kiss on the cheek

    Published: 3/31/2022

  16. 642: Burning Duplex

    Published: 3/30/2022

  17. 641: Old Growth

    Published: 3/29/2022

  18. 640: Eventually / One Point Where We Arrive

    Published: 3/28/2022

  19. 639: An Algorithm Matches Me With a Nice Girl and I Tell Her

    Published: 3/25/2022

  20. 638: In the Bad Days

    Published: 3/24/2022

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