Maya, 23, answers the question, "what are you afraid of?"

Submission for Assignment 2 as part of Transom's Online Workshop. Music credit: "Theme" by Jon Brion

Maya: Giving Up on Greatness

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Feel your way home

Feel a way home

GYST

Lyrics:

Let’s call it your ocean he
he says to me
I see how all your sadness it 
drains into the sea.
I swear to god I’d dive right in
to find the ocean floor
cause ever since I met you
I don’t fear drowning anymore.

We drive out to Utah 
to find humility
With all the red rocks around
I forget about the sea
We dance in the living room
laughing at despair 
And in the desert silence 
I say a little prayer 
it goes:

Cold dark water 
Keeps pullin’ me under
Say I’m safe and sound
Please say I’m on firm ground

Cold dark water
Don’t take me over
Say I’m safe and sound
Deliver me to firm ground.

How can I explain to you 
the force of this undertow
That carries me away from you 
to an unseen world below 
Maybe I’m the deepest mystery 
that you have ever known
But you navigate me by the stars 
and tell me I’m not alone

Now I don’t a savior
just someone who can be
Steadfast and forgiving
in the face of vagary
No Moby Dick and the whale
no the old man and the sea
Just someone who can love me
like an act of bravery, despite this….

Cold dark water 
That keeps pullin’ me under
Say I’m safe and sound
Please say I’m on firm ground

Cold dark water
Don’t take me over
Please say I’m safe and sound
Carry me on firm ground

Ocean (rough cut)

Audio contemplation on the theme of "independence"

Many thanks to Jan Petersen, Kelly O'Connor and Olivia Houck, as well as Ashley Jablow for challenging me to dive into audio storytelling.

Go Your Own Way - audio sketch

Original music and recitation by Rachael Petersen.
Poem by Mary Oliver

"The Journey" by Mary Oliver

A story about Tom Furrier, the owner of Cambridge Typewriter Company, one of the last remaining typewriter-only repair shop in the Northeast. Business is booming. So what's the secret? What can Tom - and typewriters - teach us about focus, commitment, and passion? 

A big thank you to Tom and Sarah for your time and kindness, and to Ashley Jablow for encouraging me on this journey. 

Music: Glueworm Evening Blues by Lobo Loco
Yip Yop by Podington Bear
I'm On My Way by Cullah

Tom and the Typewriter Bug

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