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  • Unruly Thoughts

    Unruly Thoughts

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: “Clever Brilliant Mind” (by David R. Merrill with John Modaff)

    Poem 1: “I’m” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/

    Fiction: three short excerpts from her third novel The Day After Death by Lynn C. Miller, published by the University of New Mexico Press, 2016. www. lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: “One November Evening” by Chris Geyerman with John V. Modaff

    Poem 2: “Sunday Afternoon with Seurat” by David Meischen, author of the linked story collection Nopalito, University of New Mexico Press, 2024 and the poetry collection Anyone’s Son (3, A Taos Press, 2020).

    Song 2: “Counting Down the Raindrops” by Andrew Preston and A. P. Harbor.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY
    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 43, “Breaking Up”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Doubt

    Doubt

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: “I’m Not Your Maybe” (Daniel P. Modaff, performed with GOOD ENOUGH from the album Saturday’s Child)

    Poem 1: “Conditional Love Story” by Barbara Rockman, author of the poetry collections To Cleave and Sting and Nest. Barbara is a poet and teacher whose homebase is Santa Fe.

    Fiction: Excerpt from “The Surrogate,” a novel in process by Lynn C. Miller, whose latest book is The Lost Archive: stories, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm

    Feed the Cat Break: “Counting Down the Raindrops” (Andrew Preston and A.P. Harbor)

    Poem 2: “The Impossibility of Stasis," by Hilda Raz whose New and Collected Poems, Letter from a Place I’ve Never Been, came out from University of Nebraska Press.

    Song 2: “I Doubt It” (John V. Modaff)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP on Episode 42: “Unruly Thoughts”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

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  • Behind the Curtain

    Behind the Curtain

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: Glimpses by Daniel P. Modaff, Jennifer Butler Modaff & Mark E. Collins, performed by GOOD ENOUGH from their new album, Saturday’s Child (2024).

    Poem 1: “Remember the Boneyard,” by Julie Williams from a collection in progress. Author of Escaping Tornado Season and Drama Queens in the House.

    Fiction: “Near Death,” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. www.lynncmiller.com

    FEED THE CAT BREAK: “Just Before the Curtain Opens,” by John V. Modaff.

    Poem 2: “Living Room Scene,” by Scott Wiggerman, based on Eric Fischl’s ‘Krefeld Project, Living Room Scene 1.’ https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/

    Song 2: TV Jesus, written and performed by John V. Modaff with Jonathan Modaff on drums.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.
    NEXT UP: Episode 41, “The Age of Doubt”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • What Is Healing?

    What Is Healing?

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: “Long Road” (Mark E. Collins & Daniel P. Modaff, BMI)

    Poem 1: “Breath” by Sarah Kotchian, from her new collection Light of Wings, UNM Press (2024): https://www.unmpress.com/9780826365972/light-of-wings/

    Fiction: excerpt from “Curiosities” a short story by Lynn C. Miller, from The Lost Archive by (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: cut from“Walk a Mile In My Blues” (Dan, Ken, & John Modaff joined by Dave Merrill on the harmonica.) From the new album, Saturday's Child.

    Poem 2: “Dreaming Orion” by David Meischen, from his collection Anyone’s Son, 3: A Taos Press. David’s new book is Nopalito, UNM Press, 2024.

    Song 2: “Sweet Songs” (John V. Modaff, with Good Enough)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY.

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 40 “Behind the Curtain”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Regret

    Regret

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: You Told, composed and performed by John V. Modaff.

    Poem 1: “The Wicked Stepmother Tells Her Story,” published in bosque journal and later in We Were Meant to Carry Water as “Frail Cradle.” https://tinacarlsonpoetry.com/

    Fiction: “Cautionary Tale” by Lynn C. Miller, author of, most recently, The Lost Archive: Stories (2023), from a novel in progress. www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: “The Rear View” by JVM.

    Poem 2: “I Could Taste It” by Marjorie Saiser, whose book, The Track the Whales Make won the High Plains Award. Saiser's Losing the Ring in the River (University of New Mexico Press) won the Willa Award for Poetry in 2014. www.poetmarge.com

    Song 2: No Fly Zone composed and sung by JVM

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY
    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 39, “What is Healing?”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • The Machine

    The Machine

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: "Old Truck" composed by David R. Merrill, performed by D.R. Merrill & John Modaff

    Poem 1: “Data Affirmative” by Scott Wiggerman, Albuquerque poet, artist, and editor https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/

    Fiction: excerpt from The Unmasking, a novel by Lynn C. Miller (www.lynncmiller.com)

    Published by University of New Mexico Press: https://www.unmpress.com/9780826361714/the-unmasking/

    Feed the Cat break: “Plow” composed and performed by David R. Merrill

    Poem 2: “Outbreak” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/

    Song 2: “The Message Radiation Sends” composed and performed by John V. Modaff

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff

    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 38, “Revenge and Regret”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • The Family

    The Family

    · The Unruly Muse

    Song 1: “Family at the Door,” (by John V. Modaff with Good Enough)

    Poem 1: “Midnight, with Dogs” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/

    Fiction: Excerpt from “Words Shimmer,” from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the cat break: "On the Porch" (Chris Geyerman and John Modaff)

    Poem 2: “Sundays in Wichita,” by Kelly Yenser. Author most recently of Walking Uphill at Noon, poems, UNM Press, 2022. https://www.unmpress.com/9780826363732/walking-uphill-at-noon/

    Song 2: “All Right Here,” Dan Modaff & Mark Collins, performed by Good Enough.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY.

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 37, “Machines”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

    · The Unruly Muse

    SONG 1: "Backwagon Man" (composed, sung, and played by John Modaff with mandolin and sundry string by Dan Modaff)

    POEM 1: “Another Story” by Hilda Raz, a retelling of the myth of Leda and the Swan. Collected in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/

    FICTION: excerpt from “Duluth” by Lynn C. Miller, from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: "Continental Drift" (by JVM)

    POEM 2: “Taking Leave” by Scott Wiggerman, a golden shovel poem inspired by haiku. Scott is also a visual artist. https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/

    SONG 2: Centrum Amsterdam Purples (composed and sung by “T-Bone” Kelly) from his CD: No Expectations (2004)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff

    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: The Unruly Muse #36 “The Family”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Forgiveness

    Forgiveness

    · The Unruly Muse

    SONG 1: Keep The Door Open (composed and performed by John V. Modaff, BMI)

    POEM 1: “A Wild Hope” by Julie Williams (2014), author of Escaping Tornado Season and Drama Queens in the House. A poetry collection is in process.

    FICTION: excerpt from “Afterthought” by Lynn C. Miller from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    FEED THE CAT BREAK: Forgetness by John V. Modaff

    POEM 2: “In the Palm of My Hand, Rivers” by Tina Carlson. A guide to tongue tie surgery (2023) is available from UNM Press.

    SONG 2: Forgive Me Blues (JVM w/ Kentucky Colonel Steven Middleton on harmonica)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.

    NEXT UP: Episode 35, “Strange Bedfellows”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • What Price Money?

    What Price Money?

    · The Unruly Muse

    SONG 1: “Happy Never After” Dr. James T. “T-Bone” Kelly, from his CD Toast, Registered France, 2013

    POEM 1: “Calendar” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence, 2007, World Audience, Inc.https://sillylilysadventures.com/

    FICTION: excerpt from the novel in progress, “The Surrogate,” by Lynn C. Miller, author most recently of The Lost Archive. www.lynncmiller.com.

    FEED THE CAT BREAK: “Start of Snow” composed and performed by jvm

    POEM 2: “Quid Pro Crow” by Sarah Kotchian, from “Light of Wings,” her new collection in press from University of New Mexico Press in 2024. https://sarahkotchian.com/

    SONG 2: “My Last Twenty” by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY
    NEXT UP: Episode 34, “Forgiveness”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • The Chill Vibe

    The Chill Vibe

    · The Unruly Muse

    SONG 1: Roses on the Floor by JVM with Dan Modaff

    POEM 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.com

    Feed the Cat Break: “Funky Stroller” by JVM

    POEM 2: “Pond Coat and Alteration” by Barbara Rockman, author of most recently To Cleave. Poem published in bosque journal #8. www.bosquepress.com

    SONG 2: You Don’t Love Me by Dave Merrill with The Delvers

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead


    NEXT UP on Episode 33: At What Price Money?

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Monsters

    Monsters

    · The Unruly Muse

    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.com

    FEED THE CAT BREAK: Grendel's Nap" (John Modaff)

    POEM 2: “Ask” by John V Modaff. Published in ABQ inPrint #6, 2022 by Bosque Press. www.bosquepress.com

    SONG 2: "Watching the Barn Burn Down" (Dan Modaff with Good Enough)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI
    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.
    Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead.

    NEXT UP: Episode 32 THE CHILL VIBE

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Near Misses

    Near Misses

    · The Unruly Muse

    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, 2016

    Author 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.com

    BREAK MUSIC: "Waking up in a Baobab" by jvm

    POEM 2: “Outside the Frame” by Susan Aizenberg from her new collection, A Walk With Frank O’Hara and Other Poems, in press from the University of New Mexico Press. susanaizenberg.wordpress.com

    SONG 2: "Horseshoes, Hand Grenades & Love" (composed and sung by jvm)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI
    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.
    Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead.

    NEXT UP: Episode 31 MONSTERS

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Taking the Leap

    Taking the Leap

    · The Unruly Muse

    Teasers by John Burroughs and Jane Francis

    Song 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.htm

    Feed the Cat Break: : intro to "Try It Again" (by Dave Merrill w/ jvm on bass, 1984)

    Poem 2: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft by Kelly Yenser, from his collection in process, “So Far Undone.” He has two poetry collections with UNM Press: Walking Uphill at Noon and The News as Usual.

    Song 2: "This New Song" (Dave Merrill, 2006)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff

    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY. Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: The Unruly Muse #30: “Near Misses”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Hauntings

    Hauntings

    · The Unruly Muse

    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.htm

    Feed the Cat Break: "Night Light" by jvm

    Prose excerpt: from the novel The Blue Diamond by John Vincent Modaff (amazon)

    Song 2: Ghost Melodies (jvm; harmonica by Dave Merrill)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.

    NEXT UP: Episode 29, “Taking the Leap”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Friends, Lost & Found

    Friends, Lost & Found

    · The Unruly Muse

    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.com

    Short Story excerpt: “Solid Ground” by Lynn C. Miller. From a collection of stories in process about a North Dakota farm family. www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat break: from Hot Summer by Dave Merrill

    Poem 2: “Enough” by JoAn Rittenhouse. Originally published in bosque #6 literary journal. www.bosquepress.com

    Song 2: A Little Smoke (Phil Schmidt, circa 1978, arr. John V. Modaff)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.

    NEXT UP: Episode 28, “Haunting”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • What Is Offensive?

    What Is Offensive?

    · The Unruly Muse

    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 Network" by JVM (1997)

    Poem 2: “What is Offensive” by Hilda Raz. Her latest book is Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/

    Song 2: "Didja Want Toast Wit Dat?" composed & performed by TBone Kelly, registered France, 2015.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.

    NEXT UP: Episode 27, “Friendship”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Strange Encounters

    Strange Encounters

    · The Unruly Muse

    Teasers: Ernest Hemingway, C.S. Lewis, and Heraclitus

    Song 1: Grand Prize written and sung by JVM with Dan Modaff on lead guitar

    Poem 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.htm

    Feed the Cat Break: excerpt from Centrum Amsterdam Purples by Tbone Kelly. Druidbone Productions, registered 2013, France

    Poem 2: “Autumn,” by Sue Hallgarth, published in bosque 5, www.bosquepress.com. Her series on Willa Cather and Edith Lewis, On the Rocks and Death Comes are published by Arbor Farm Press.

    Song 2: Mathias Rust by JVM, Dan Modaff on mandolin and 2nd guitar

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI
    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY.
    Produced at The Creek Studio.

    NEXT UP: Episode 26, “What is Offensive?”

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • What Is Magic?

    What Is Magic?

    · The Unruly Muse

    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.htm

    Feed the Cat Break: Ride by Dave Merrill.

    Poem 2: “At Home” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/

    Song 2: Blue River composed and performed by JVM.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY. Produced at The Creek Studio.


    NEXT UP: Episode 25, Strange Encounters

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

  • Collecting

    Collecting

    · The Unruly Muse

    Teasers by Albert Einstein, Sylvia Plath, and Mackenzie Finklea

    Song 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 Press). https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm

    Feed the Cat Break: Snow Day (composed and performed by Dave Merrill)

    Poem 2: “Suddenly My Life” by Jack Cooper. Author of Across My Silence, 2007, World Audience, Inc.

    Song 2: Your Wall (composed and performed by John Modaff)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY. Produced at The Creek Studio.

    NEXT UP: Episode 24, What is Magic?

    Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast. 

    Lynn & John

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