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 your friends about the podcast. 

Lynn & John