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SISTER SONGS SEASON 3 Episode 3: "Rest"
In music, a rest is a silence written into the score. It's not a mistake. It's not the absence of music. It's a deliberate pause — a breath the composer wanted you to take. My sister and I had a rest that lasted four years. In this episode: Displacement. A birthday card that said everything sideways. A crisis I can't talk about. A family that loved each other badly. A man named Steve who protected her boundaries. A secret wedding I found out about through the grapevine. And the letters that finally broke the silence.
Music:
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.
In music, a rest is a silence written into the score. It's not a mistake. It's not the absence of music. It's a deliberate pause — a breath the composer wanted you to take. My sister and I had a rest that lasted four years. In this episode: Displacement. A birthday card that said everything sideways. A crisis I can't talk about. A family that loved each other badly. A man named Steve who protected her boundaries. A secret wedding I found out about through the grapevine. And the letters that finally broke the silence.
Music:
- "Moonlight Sonata" & "Für Elise" — Beethoven
- "Gnossienne No. 1" — Erik Satie
- "Clair de Lune" — Debussy
- "Wedding March" — Mendelssohn (organ)
- "Sarabande" — Handel
- "Passacaglia" — traditional
- Additional tracks licensed via Envato Elements
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.
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By Jenny Skoog MondesirSISTER SONGS SEASON 3 Episode 3: "Rest"
In music, a rest is a silence written into the score. It's not a mistake. It's not the absence of music. It's a deliberate pause — a breath the composer wanted you to take. My sister and I had a rest that lasted four years. In this episode: Displacement. A birthday card that said everything sideways. A crisis I can't talk about. A family that loved each other badly. A man named Steve who protected her boundaries. A secret wedding I found out about through the grapevine. And the letters that finally broke the silence.
Music:
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.
In music, a rest is a silence written into the score. It's not a mistake. It's not the absence of music. It's a deliberate pause — a breath the composer wanted you to take. My sister and I had a rest that lasted four years. In this episode: Displacement. A birthday card that said everything sideways. A crisis I can't talk about. A family that loved each other badly. A man named Steve who protected her boundaries. A secret wedding I found out about through the grapevine. And the letters that finally broke the silence.
Music:
- "Moonlight Sonata" & "Für Elise" — Beethoven
- "Gnossienne No. 1" — Erik Satie
- "Clair de Lune" — Debussy
- "Wedding March" — Mendelssohn (organ)
- "Sarabande" — Handel
- "Passacaglia" — traditional
- Additional tracks licensed via Envato Elements
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.