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Shun P. Writes
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An ongoing discussion with the Author, Poet and Genealogist Shun P. Writes as he walks the winding paths of purpose and talks out loud about what he is learning while searching for God's face.

  1. 08/31/2024

    Episode 62 - The cooking of the cookbook

    On this episode... I'm thinking out loud. In the run up to this forthcoming cookbook, something to consider. A cookbook, recipes? Are truly love letters and historical documents, especially when you think of the love and stories shared by way of a meal. This truth has been something that has echoed for me in my role as a genealogist and a chef.

    23 min
  2. Episode 61 - A Remix from the Water's Edge: Another Pa and Son Adventure

    07/01/2024

    Episode 61 - A Remix from the Water's Edge: Another Pa and Son Adventure

    On episode 61, I have the tables turned on me (I usually do the rummaging) as my son rummaged through my literary crates to remix some prose that I dedicated to his Grandfather, my Pops... and published in my first book: From the Water's Edge Volume I (2019). This piece which is entitled: "Taking the Mantle" is a reflection on the notions and the honor of Fatherhood and how our children are truly some of our greatest teachers. A backstory on the creation of the piece and my son reimagining it by way of sound... as part of our ongoing collaboration: The Pa and Son Adventures. Feel free to like, share and take it there... Support #blackart

    11 min
  3. Episode 60 - The conspiracy of our inhumanity

    06/01/2024

    Episode 60 - The conspiracy of our inhumanity

    On this episode, I talk about the dangers of bending our knees to idols, false Gods and Charlatans. I also delve into the historical significance of a former President being convicted of a crime; the hold that conspiracy theories hold on some of our fellow humans we attempt to dodge the uncomfortable truths of our inhumanity towards our fellow man being the ugliest conspiracy of them all. Truth be told, I am openly wondering if all is lost, because no one is coming to our rescue, but us, but are we destined to fail because we don't like each other that much?

    23 min
  4. On the Last Day of April - thoughts on the filling of cups series

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    On the Last Day of April - thoughts on the filling of cups series

    On the last day of April 2024, I reflect on this upcoming series called: "Filling of the Cups" and the importance of us being centered on the business of our... humanity with one of my closest friends and the souls who I love the most while this music of my son plays in the background.

    4 min
  5. Episode 59 - The cooking of the cookbook: Soul Food or Food for the Soul?

    03/27/2024

    Episode 59 - The cooking of the cookbook: Soul Food or Food for the Soul?

    A dialogue on the forthcoming cookbook, I guess we can call it the... simmering. The meeting of a culinary trinty of Pescatarian, Vegan and Plant-based juxtaposed with my 3 decades in the act of creating food poetry in the form of recipes. On this episode I'll expand on the poetry or the connectivity of Food, Family and the intersectionality of our humanity, while living life on Earth. Case in point in families, many of our lessons are passed to us over a meal and what we eat can often serve as a spark for a love stored up by way of mementos for the soul. In times such as this, it is important that we remember this and endeavor to feed our bodies as well as our soul. As the only ones who can save us, is us. Food, Family and poetry is alive and well, do tell.

    15 min
  6. Episode 58 - If the only ones who can save us, is us, are we in trouble?

    03/08/2024

    Episode 58 - If the only ones who can save us, is us, are we in trouble?

    We face uncomfortable truths in the form of the lies that we tell ourselves. The only ones who can save is... is us, but how can we do that when we don't like each other that much? On this episode I reflect on the lessons gifted to me by my Elders before they left for their reward and how that wisdom can serve to lead us to higher elevations with a mandate from my Bigmama that served to echo with the concussive force of love. Tendered in the frequencies of narrative and poetry.

    16 min
  7. Episode 57 - The conspiracy of our humanity?

    02/07/2024

    Episode 57 - The conspiracy of our humanity?

    On this episode, I talk about conspiracies, contradictions, random cruelties and the duality of humanity, while digging in the crates of some old poetry and citing some findings in an article in the journal of the American Psychological Association entitled: The Conspiratorial Mind. Key takeaway... maybe the conspiracy, is us? In that we seem to be in the act of conspiring replace our humanity with ideology. I close with a reading from me... to all of us. A plea to be free, as the only ones who can save us... is us. The link to the journal article is: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/06/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories

    30 min
  8. Episode 56 - Food as the poetry of our humanity

    01/07/2024

    Episode 56 - Food as the poetry of our humanity

    Food for the soul or soul food? The communal aspects of food cannot be understated, it is what defines our humanness. On this episode I delve into the poetry of food with a couple readings from some new work: origins of the forthcoming Pescatarian; Plant-based and Vegan themed cookbook (book number three); and a spark from my Paw-Paw with a reminder that beautiful histories are known to repeat, especially in families. Say again... that food ain't poetry.

    15 min
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An ongoing discussion with the Author, Poet and Genealogist Shun P. Writes as he walks the winding paths of purpose and talks out loud about what he is learning while searching for God's face.

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  • Creator
    Shun P. Writes
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Shun P. Writes
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    As the Incense Burns 🔥