& thee Old Wives Summer continues! Sure, the mornings are crisper and chillier, but these days, they do sweat themselves by! Among the yellow leaves and dead-dry stalks of tall grass, what treasures, what tales, what travellers might we find?

Root yourself in the land. We are guests here. Say thank you to your hosts. Tidy up after yourself. Rest, as long as you need. Find comfort in the rocks, twigs, beeswings, and other delightful things. Ordinary, yet extraordinary, too.

"1. SET CONFLICT RESOLUTION GROUND RULES:

Recognize whose lands these are on which we stand.

Ask the deer, turtle, and the crane.

Make sure the spirits of these lands are respected and treated with goodwill.

The land is a being who remembers everything.

You will have to answer to your children, and their children, and theirs—

The red shimmer of remembering will compel you up the night to walk the perimeter of truth for understanding.

As I brushed my hair over the hotel sink to get ready I heard:

By listening we will understand who we are in this holy realm of words.

Do not parade, pleased with yourself.

You must speak in the language of justice."

from "Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings" by Joy Harjo

Playlist:

• Brian Huntress - Fuck A. I.
• Ethan Levy - Foresty
• Hermitess - The Birds Never Left
• Curved Air - Elfin Boy
• Euan Morton, featuring Boy George, Original London Cast - Stranger In The World
• Voivod - Into My Hypercube
• The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet - The Cup Bearers
• Trilogy, featuring Scott Hamilton - Slow Road
• Ora Cogan - Hunting The Moon
• One Leg One Eye - I'd Rather Be Tending My Sheep
• Sandy Denny - Boxful Of Treasures - Home Recording 1967
• Loreena McKennitt - Stolen Child
• Justin Karas - Arsonists
• The Mary Wallopers - Turfman From Ardee
• Patrick Bernard - The Return Of The Archangels - The Purifying Ritual Of The Fire
• Lingua Ignota - I AM THE BEAST
• Stephen Sondheim - The Frogs: Fear No More
• The Corries - The Skye Boat Song
• Shane Parish - Pithecanthropus Erectus
• Chat Pile, featuring Hayden Pedigo - Radioactive Dreams