Erin McKeown’s Fax of Life

the pod was written and recorded on the morning of november 6, 2024. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ www.erinmckeown.com ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

will i or won’t i? planning for the end. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ www.erinmckeown.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

libras are the least dramatic, most dramatic people.  to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ www.erinmckeown.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

the good, the bad, and the ugly of backstage spaces.  to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ www.erinmckeown.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

rural ASMR plus me and my neighbor david playing mandolins.  to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ www.erinmckeown.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

the melody of politics and parody. and that one time i opened for kamala harris. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ erinmckeown.substack.com ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ www.erinmckeown.com ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

what happens in in the middle distances of life? i need a map to follow. this episode features new music from steve slagg with a guest appearance by erin. “fruita” is a song from steve’s upcoming album.  Steve Slagg Website Steve’s Instagram Steve’s Bandcamp to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠...

some personal news. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

helping a song get songed with songwriter and instrumentalist Armind Aromin. find out more and stay in touch with The Vox Hunters and Armind: The Vox Hunters The Vox Hunters on Bandcamp Aromin Violins Armind's Instagram to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax o...

theater as a corrective telephone-game.  to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

the glitz, the sadness. with voice artist, actor, acrobat, fitness advocate, and style icon symphony sanders. follow symphony: www.instagram.com/symphonysanders to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

"are you famous?" is the wrong question. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

non-winters and false springs. if your car didn’t get stuck, was it really winter? plus a new song about the pleasures and drawbacks of real-time, in-person interactions. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

metaphorical and literal days without light, prozac with fur, and a brand new song. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

(please stand up please stand up) success and failure in writing political music plus friend of the pod ron lieber joins to discuss why we need a new national anthem. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

set-ups, wrap-ups, and resolutions. after this episode, Fax Of Life is going on a winter hiatus and will return in february of 2024. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

today’s audio is “the pink elephant”, which i wrote in 1995.  one night, rummaging through my parents’ junk drawer, i happened upon a strange bottle opener. it was made of brass, covered in chipped red paint, and cast in the shape of a jaunty elephant, sitting on a ball. the ball had a banner around it that said “pink elephant”. the elephant itself looks incredibly happy to be where it was.  as a...

refusing and attempting the new. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: ⁠erinmckeown.substack.com⁠ for more info about erin: ⁠www.erinmckeown.com⁠ Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

love hurts. in a good way. if you let it. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

adventures in songwriting with chatGPT. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

a conversation (and fax) with writer and host sam dingman. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

today’s audio comes from a field near my house. carl and i were on our way swimming, and i decided to stop on a high hilltop, in the tall grass, and play you a song. i chose “queen of quiet”, one of my oldest tunes, written when i was 19 or so, because it is the song of mine the internet says is currently the most popular. according to spotify, youtube, and apple music, that is.  i must admit that...

today’s audio is… wet. when i started last episode with my friend jose and i singing our song “underwater” in the river outside my house, i had no idea what the next days would bring and what such an innocent song choice would foretell. “virtual hurricanes” is a song that i wrote for my songwriting group in a quick hour on a thursday afternoon in late june. it’s not my best song. it’s not my worst...

a conversation with musician josé ayerve about reconnection, tennis, and wearing earplugs. Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe

an empty calendar is an instrument of doom, plus cake. to read or subscribe to the text version with links and pictures: erinmckeown.substack.com for more info about erin: www.erinmckeown.com Get full access to Erin McKeown's Fax of Life at erinmckeown.substack.com/subscribe