Hello there,

Today it's a pleasure to bring you "Smoothing Out the Wrinkles" a poem by Samantha Terrell.

Samantha Terrell is an American poet raised in the Midwest, whose work emphasizes emotional integrity and social justice. Her work has been published in Dove Tales by Writing for Peace, Ebola chapbook (West Chester University), Poetry Quarterly (Pennsylvania), and many other online and in-print journals. She and her family reside in Upstate NY. You can find her on Twitter @honestypoetry.

Check out Samantha's website for more of her work! https://poetrybysamantha.weebly.com/

Stop by idlewy.blog to submit your work, and to discover more stuff by and for working class creatives!

Much love,

j

Produced by J. Alejandro @idlewy Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Special thanks to Dust Jones @ Speer Productions

• I cut down the children's book to 1000 words!

• I am humbled and grateful by this project.

• I'm tired, but I won Monday.

Much love,

j

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Hi friends,

Wow, a lot to unpack! Much wow. We go all out on the following:

Jeffrey Epstein's Filty Rich Documentary on Netflix!

Lovebirds, an action romance flick!

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Much love and happy 4th! #blacklivesmatter!

-J&M

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Mark Anthony Smith was born in Hull. His writings have appeared in Musicians for Homeless and Be their voice, Spelk and Truly U. His latest work, Hearts of the Matter, is available on Amazon.

Visit Mark on Facebook and Twitter for updates on his latest work. Thank you for your sharing your work with us, Mark!

If you’d like to hear your short works of poetry, flash fiction, and dramatic writing on the podcast, submit your short work today! https://cruzfolio.com/you/

Don’t be idle, make art! Much love,

j

Hello all!

Some off the cuff thoughts about my week off and how it helps to just calibrate what's important in life and art.

• Creative Community is essential for success. Find your cheerleaders and champion them too.

• Start small. I'm putting this idea to the test.

Much love,

j

If you're a creative with a day-job, I'd love to hear about your projects! Say hi on Twitter at @idlewy, and visit idlewy.blog for more content by and for working class creatives!

Hello all!

We are joined by Brenda Zamora, actor and sister, to talk about:

• What We Do in the Shadows, the movie and TV series adaptation.

• TLC, The Learning Channel and our varied opinions on their popular reality shows.

• and lastly, we talk about Brenda's experience behind the scenes of The Laundromat, her first role in a feature film!

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