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The ALIVE hour
Help oh can’t you help me seeThe way to past eternityThe stars and moons inside me danceAnd call to me to take a chance
But stars just don’t know how to beThe human in the human meThe limits of the human skinThe pain that washes out and in
Teach me stars, oh, how to dieTake my body, make it flyTake my mind and crank to 10Make me long for Mars again
Earth is lulling, earth is lowThe wheel it spins but still goes slowYou’re far away but seem so nearMuddy and you’re all so clear
How can it be, how can it?If stardust is this very planetIf stardust lurks inside my heartIf I never ended, how to start?
***
Welcome to The ALIVE hour.
Illustration: Shannon ColonAudio mixing / narrative: Chloe Riley (with Louie Anderson talking to Terry Gross)Music: Chloe Riley
Things found in real life
* The “objects you gravitate towards,” via a question posed in this episode from last week:
* “My mom's taupe kid leather gloves”
* “I wear my dad's winter hat every day”
* “A wind-up toy set from my Grandparents era as well as toys from my own childhood that I hold onto”
* “A teacup and saucer that belonged to my late great grandmother. When I sip tea from it it’s like having tea with a family member I never met”
* “A special B-rabbit that has been with me almost 50 years…and my mom's old Irish cardigan. When I need to wear it I can feel her arms around me and it smells of her perfume”
(Photo, Robyn — B-rabbit)
(Photo, Lyn — An old lamp that holds toys from childhood)
* This truck that has something to say:
Things found on the internet
* This audio slideshow about one man’s search for “the beautiful future” after his uncle’s death:
* This newsletter post — about how the author can’t stop watching post-apocalyptic films, especially since the beginning of the pandemic:
She can't stand the post-apocalyptic scenario—the world completely imploding in on itself—and I love it because I'm pretty sure that's already happened and at least in those films, we're getting on with it already. She's trying to preserve, and all I see are ghosts. Her approach is hopeful; mine is, too.
Magic things
* Oh yes. Magic things. Like these magic badges, handmade with materials that you’ll hear on today’s episode. Oh, and also made with love. The episode and the badges. Already in the mail for paid subscribers:
To see more badges (and receive one of your own!), consider becoming a paid subscriber. There will be lots of delights, you won’t regret it.
xoxo
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thealivehour.substack.com
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By Chloe RileyHelp oh can’t you help me seeThe way to past eternityThe stars and moons inside me danceAnd call to me to take a chance
But stars just don’t know how to beThe human in the human meThe limits of the human skinThe pain that washes out and in
Teach me stars, oh, how to dieTake my body, make it flyTake my mind and crank to 10Make me long for Mars again
Earth is lulling, earth is lowThe wheel it spins but still goes slowYou’re far away but seem so nearMuddy and you’re all so clear
How can it be, how can it?If stardust is this very planetIf stardust lurks inside my heartIf I never ended, how to start?
***
Welcome to The ALIVE hour.
Illustration: Shannon ColonAudio mixing / narrative: Chloe Riley (with Louie Anderson talking to Terry Gross)Music: Chloe Riley
Things found in real life
* The “objects you gravitate towards,” via a question posed in this episode from last week:
* “My mom's taupe kid leather gloves”
* “I wear my dad's winter hat every day”
* “A wind-up toy set from my Grandparents era as well as toys from my own childhood that I hold onto”
* “A teacup and saucer that belonged to my late great grandmother. When I sip tea from it it’s like having tea with a family member I never met”
* “A special B-rabbit that has been with me almost 50 years…and my mom's old Irish cardigan. When I need to wear it I can feel her arms around me and it smells of her perfume”
(Photo, Robyn — B-rabbit)
(Photo, Lyn — An old lamp that holds toys from childhood)
* This truck that has something to say:
Things found on the internet
* This audio slideshow about one man’s search for “the beautiful future” after his uncle’s death:
* This newsletter post — about how the author can’t stop watching post-apocalyptic films, especially since the beginning of the pandemic:
She can't stand the post-apocalyptic scenario—the world completely imploding in on itself—and I love it because I'm pretty sure that's already happened and at least in those films, we're getting on with it already. She's trying to preserve, and all I see are ghosts. Her approach is hopeful; mine is, too.
Magic things
* Oh yes. Magic things. Like these magic badges, handmade with materials that you’ll hear on today’s episode. Oh, and also made with love. The episode and the badges. Already in the mail for paid subscribers:
To see more badges (and receive one of your own!), consider becoming a paid subscriber. There will be lots of delights, you won’t regret it.
xoxo
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thealivehour.substack.com