Our Ordinary Lives: Recent Episodes
Anne LeDuke
Small sound bites taken out of a quiet life spent on intentional healing. Luke is recovering from his Tour in Iraq (2009) and Anne is his Caregiver. May-May is their dog, a seven year old Great Dane who does much to Happify their lives.
In 2015, Luke flushed his wedding ring down the toilet in a grand symbolic fuck-you gesture to the world and its institutions. Six years later, he buys a new ring, this one encrusted with eleven diamonds, and does it again.
The national election took place a few days ago, and the results are trickling in ever so slowly. This great democratic process has been under severe attack, and a divisive government has pushed its limits further than its ever been. Everyone is on edge, but Luke and Anne are still going to try to have a great day.
Carissa Potter writes and illustrates a small book about timeless ways to grow self-care. Read aloud by Anne. Other voices include Isabelle’s, Luke’s, Trifine’s and May’s.