this week i read a short story from the collection how to pronounce knife by souvankham thammavongsa and talk a bit about a mother’s role in adult life as well as talk about my own mother and read a poem i wrote about her.

this week i read the introduction to a collection of love stories from the new york times’ modern love column.

a rant episode on the concepts of rest, self love, capitalism, and feminism all intersecting with each other.

LISTENERS GUIDE: 1:50 Ashley Barrientos (poetry) @ashleybarriientos 5:15 Hollie Sikes (poetry, songwriting) @holsikes 14:37 Sage Andrews (poetry) @sagedaniii 16:24 Jessica Palmeros (poetry) @j.palmeros 17:50 Ashley White (poetry) @ashleymaiwhite 20:39 Abigail Wells (poetry) @ebigeylwells 23:40 Cassie Joy (poetry) @yellowjoys 28:28 Newt Schottelkotte (poetry, songwriting) @schotthroughtheheart 34:40 Favour Boluwade (poetry) @fav_sunshine 39:03 Jackson Buckner (songwriting) @jackson.buckner 45:43 David Moore (songwriting) @youllneverfindthepiano 54:14 Maria Hartzell (prose) @mariashootsfilmsnotguns 56:44 Toriana Williams (slam poetry) @tori.ana hello dear friends this week we are both treated with stacks and stacks of beautiful words from local artists! this episode was live recorded at an event hosted through the podcast put together by abigail wells and i to showcase our writer friends in the area and invite more of the local community in to meet us and share their work! all who came were spilling out the doors and cheering each other on and it was a lovely event that we were so lucky to put on. there are so many people to thank but primarily i want to thank all the writers who were brave enough to share their hearts with a room full of strangers (and now a piece of that room immortalized into the streaming service of your choice) so please be sure to look up all the artists involved and support their work!  as always i can't wait to keep sharing with you all the words i stumble across every week, and am excited to see you next wednesday:)  -cassie joy @yellowjoys

today we read some of my favorite bedside-kept poetry by alison malee and i make an exciting announcement at the end of the episode! 

this episode hollie sikes delves into works that have impacted her and spoken to the romanticized and treasuring perspective she has on her own life. we move from sylvia plath to mary oliver, and i end with a poem by shannon barry that sums up the tender eyes and hearts that writers and artists alike all share for the world. i hope you enjoy:) check out hollie sike's EP here https://open.spotify.com/artist/618yFRn6MyCLtsjPsEeOam or visit her instagram at @holsikes

this week i touch on understanding love as being known, as well as dive in to how terrifying it is to fall in love with your best friend.

an episode in honor of bell hooks’ death on dec 15, 2021

this week i explore a writers note at the end of a book i recently read and talk about creating an experience with writing.

in this episode we delve into the emotional labor women put forth in home life and in the workplace on a regular basis, and how it goes unnoticed and uncompensated. this article was perspective changing, and guided my entire focus of my feminist study, and since i'm working on my feminist theory final this week, i wanted to share its impact! happy finals! see you next week:) also please disregard the commotion in the background, my cat was running around while i was recording. :)