Episode 61- April 22, 2016
May Day celebrates spring's conception of summer. In this episode, host Jennifer Ellsworth examines the long odds it took for each and every one of us to be conceived, and how getting lucky really is. She also finds gratitude for her lot in life and reads a short story where we revisit Ivan, a Jackson neighbor, whose numbers have come in.
"...Bear was the one that woke Ivan in time to see his numbers trail across the bottom of the television set and discover he’d won the jackpot...."
Moon Astrology: Full Milk Moon in Scorpio: go whole hog.
One out of two hundred million, Gomer Pyle's lucky scarf and top shelf whiskey.
Episode 60- April 7, 2016
Metaphorical lightning strikes illuminate who we are. Today host Jennifer Ellsworth illuminates how to properly name a moon phase- each precise moment and the many in between. She also shares an interview with Babette Cohen-Solal, who explains how she decided it was time to learn to read, and reads a short story about a boy who gives up sugar for his health, despite the sweetness shared with his mother. It's called "Chubby Bunny."
"...It wasn’t a girl’s look, or a boy’s for that matter, that transformed CJ. It was a web seminar in Health Class. He left in the morning, Mountain Dew in hand, and came home talking about Glycolysis as he opened and dumped down the sink the remainder of his twelve pack, like an alcoholic gone cold turkey..."
Moon Astrology: New Milk Moon in Aries: Spark your enthusiasm.
The Balsamic Moon, strained eyeballs, and Barbara's baby.