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A walking path is surrounded by ground cover, shrubs, and trees in shades of green, brown, and red.

July 28, 2023

They Are Building a Hospital

Written by Maya C. Popa

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Planted dahlias with cream colored petals, pale yellow centers, and green stems. Two of the flowers have petals that are tan and wilting.

July 24, 2023

A Man in Love with Plants

Written by Jenny Mitchell

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

A hand dips a paintbrush into the blue paint of a watercolor palette. The palette sits on a blue crackled table.

July 21, 2023

Artist

Written by Vidyan Ravinthiran

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Telephone lines, the top of buildings, and an orange evening sky visible through a window.

July 17, 2023

Dear New Blood

Written by Mark Turcotte

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Sunlight streams through openings on the side of a ferry. Shadows created by openings on the side of the ferry are visible on a covered pathway on the ferry.

July 14, 2023

the smiley barista remembers my name

Written by Wo Chan

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

July 10, 2023

Ordinary Sugar

Written by Amanda Gunn

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Concrete steps with shadows of branches in the corner.

July 7, 2023

Alternate Ending: The Escape of Jephthah’s Daughter

Written by J. Estanislao Lopez

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Branches of a tree visible before a gradient blue sky. A crescent moon is visible between the tree branches.

July 3, 2023

What He Should Have Had

Written and read by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

Tree branches in front of a blue background.

July 3, 2023

Blue

Written and read by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

A tree surrounded by bare ground in front of a paved path. Shadows of the tree's branches are visible on the ground. Grass and a wooded area are visible in the background.

June 30, 2023

Present Moment

Written by Charif Shanahan

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

A window on the side of a pink house visible through leaves of a tree in the foreground.

June 26, 2023

This Is Why

Written by Brenda Cárdenas

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Folds and creases in cream colored fabric.

June 23, 2023

Blouse

Written by Nithy Kasa

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Two glasses of ice water sit on a wooden ledge.

June 19, 2023

Replay

Written by Selina Nwulu

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Sunlight streams through a bathroom's doorway into a hallway. A white shower curtain hangs within the bathroom.

June 16, 2023

Self Portrait

Written by John Lee Clark

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Five people walk on a paved path by a body of water as the sun sets.

June 12, 2023

Pantoum for recital when my mom said, don’t let them see you cry

Written by Kay Ulanday Barrett

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Partially furled fern fronds in the sun.

June 9, 2023

In a Lock of Hair

Written by dg nanouk okpik

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Sunlight reflects off a body of water.

June 5, 2023

The Rungs

Written by Benjamin Gucciardi

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

A city street with cars and construction materials is visible through a half opened window. Orange tinted sunlight reflects off the windows of the buildings lining the street.

June 2, 2023

Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same

Written by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Read by Pádraig Ó Tuama

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