Into the Void

Join Annie for a reading from her work and some of her standup comedy.  

Join Annie as she shares some of her writing; life; and comedy.  Trigger warning for this episode as for all episodes of the show.  

Join us for Season 2, Episode 1 of the podcast.  It's July 4th weekend, and Annie is in California with her fiancé, E.  This episode traces some of Annie's history over the last several years, taking her writing as its source material.  Hear Annie read some of her work aloud, and reflect on the pressures and difficulties, of trying to find joy, love, fun, and satisfaction in life, even in the face of the tremendous portion of pain, inherent in being a person in the world.  

In which we hear a little bit of Annie speaking in session with her therapist, Dr. X, as well as some of her stand up comedy.

In which Annie reflects on feeling a portion of hope for the first time in a while; on 'God' and spirituality.  And reads to us from her new work in progress, "Some Can Tell Stories."
We take our title from Pink Floyd's song of the same name.  And recall a particularly salient, a propos, quote from the 1975 release, "So, you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from rain."  
A reading of which might be-- that sometimes, that which we take for granted, is the wrong-headed assumption, upon which we have been endeavoring to construct our lives.  But, with a faulty foundation, the whole is sure to come tumbling down, sooner or later.  

When an Aunt tells Annie that she must be 'hallucinating,' if she thinks she's been treated with anything other than love and respect, Annie once again must confront the truth of who her family is, how they view and treat her.  At the same time, she's enjoying a fair portion of her time abroad in Barcelona, and fantasizing about spending more time there in the future.  

This episode takes its title from Jung's  book of the same name, in a veiled reference to a new online friend Annie's made, named Vic.  Listen to Annie reflect on her time in Barcelona, a number of relationships, and the nature of some of her own weaknesses and difficulties in managing any and all of the above.  

Annie's made it to Barcelona.  Visit with her as she considers her trip thus far, and speaks frankly about her own demons, and the voices in her head holding her back, as well as those, propelling her forwards.  In Barcelona!

We take the title for tonight's episode from the wonderful novel of the same name by Jack Finney.
stroll through the lower east side with Annie as it snows lightly and she contemplates her upcoming trip and the grave in letting things be.  Just for a little while.

Annie takes us on a journey through her mind, discussing her artistic practice, her current thinking on anger, disappointment, forgivingness and reenactments.  
Appropriately, this is our first episode to be published, then retracted, then edited, and then, re-released, and then, acknowledged publicly as having been such-- i.e. edited, post-initial release.
"Everyone makes mistakes, so why can't you?" takes is a wonderful of art becoming the thing and the thing becoming the art, As Annie takes us on a psychological/ philosophical journey in real time from anger to forgiveness, doing her best to honor Mr. Rogers' famous words.  
Mr. Rogers of course, was almost always correct... so one has to wonder what his mistakes could possibly have been.  Perhaps, he ate all the cookies.