Lunar Datebook

Maine-based short fiction, essays, and interviews. Hosted by Jennifer Ellsworth.

Beginnings and Endings 09/18/2019

Beginnings and Endings Lunar Datebook episode 103 looks at beginnings and endings. Host Jennifer Ellsworth shares about her two first kisses, and reminisces about her days farming. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/11304398

Waldo County Smackdown! Jello Wrestling! Belfast vs. Interior Waldo County! The Movie! 08/22/2019

Waldo County Smackdown! Jello Wrestling! Belfast vs. Interior Waldo County! The Movie! You are invited to watch the film of the event. Jamie "The Talons" Edwards takes on Jenny "Coydog" Tibbetts in this colorful battle for small town supremacy.... /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/10956524

A Love Letter to Chase's Daily 01/24/2019

A Love Letter to Chase's Daily Host Jennifer Ellsworth is leaving Chase's Daily and Chase Farm, but before she goes she offers these lessons. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/8381453

Moving Blood and "Obedience" 10/11/2018

Moving Blood and "Obedience" Moving blood. This is the clinical definition of life as we know it—a beating heart, circulating oxygen rich blood through the body. It is also the evolutionary end game. Reproduction. Moving our bloodline forward. And a metaphor for inheritance. These themes converge in this season's episode. Host Jennifer Ellsworth interviews dancer Shana Bloomstein, founder of Women's Works, about a piece she created with her daughter. And we read a short story about a gift passed down, called “Obedience.” /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/7155144

Eddie Wonders Why—Act 2 08/11/2018

Eddie Wonders Why—Act 2 Act 2 of A Lunar Datebook Production's "Eddie Wonders Why," a radio play based on Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" where the ancient king becomes a modern mafia lord. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6914185

Eddie Wonders Why—Act 1 07/12/2018

Eddie Wonders Why—Act 1 Host Jennifer Ellsworth reimagines the Sophocles' classic "Oedipus Rex" as a modern mafia drama "Eddie Wonders Why." Today's episode features Act 1 of this summer's Lunar Datebook production. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6798807

Old School: interviews with Don Schultz and Danny Lobo 06/13/2018

Old School: interviews with Don Schultz and Danny Lobo Host Jennifer Ellsworth interviews former Mount View High School history teacher Don Schultz and Middle School Spanish teacher Danny Lobo for their thoughts on public education as she prepares to send her oldest son to kindergarten. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6698826

Gemini Lessons and "Amen" 05/15/2018

Gemini Lessons and "Amen" Lessons learned from the twins Castor and Pollux that make up the Gemini constellation. Also how to survive as a stage-whore-homebody, and a short story about escaping an abusive childhood. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6594729

Spring Soapbox: Star Wars Philosophy and Instant Karma 04/15/2018

Spring Soapbox: Star Wars Philosophy and Instant Karma Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores the intersection between religion, science, and Star Wars. May the Force be with you.... /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6481182

High Flight: Remembering Grandpa 03/17/2018

High Flight: Remembering Grandpa Lunar Datebook departs from its usual format to honor WWII pilot and POW, Roland E. Stumpff: host Jennifer Ellsworth's grandfather. She uses John Gillespie Magee Jr.'s famous poem "High Flight" as a guide to this man's extraordinary life. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6375385

Lunar Datebook 94—Earth Dogs and _Moon Man_ 02/15/2018

Lunar Datebook 94—Earth Dogs and _Moon Man_ Chinese New Year of the Earth Dog 2018 astrology forecast; canine lover Carol Visser's true story, "How I Met My Husband;" and Donald Trump's birth chart's unexpected connection to the "Moon Man" short story. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6264899

Taming the Beast and "The Lion and the Unicorn Parable" 01/17/2018

Taming the Beast and "The Lion and the Unicorn Parable" The astrological significance of the January 31, 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon; an essay on unconditional love and disciplining children; and "The Lion and the Unicorn Parable." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6159104

Solstice Pause and Squidge's Story 12/18/2017

Solstice Pause and Squidge's Story 2017 reflections, updates, pauses, plus an interview with Squidge Davis of Starflower Studio. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/6056798

Combating Darkness and "Your Smile Signals the World" 11/18/2017

Combating Darkness and "Your Smile Signals the World" "Combating Darkness" examines Daylight Saving Time and other tools used to defeat small, dark places in our lives, including non-medical marijuana and self-improvement. Host Jennifer Ellsworth reads the Maine-based short story, "Your Smile Signals the World." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5954948

Trusting the Scorpion and "Morning Smoke" 10/19/2017

Trusting the Scorpion and "Morning Smoke" Lunar Datebook episode 90 embraces the two pillars of Scorpio's traits: zero bullshit and loyalty. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5856043

Slow Fall and "Noon" 09/20/2017

Slow Fall and "Noon" This episode embraces slowing down. We learn how trees change color in the autumn, visit an assisted living facility, and share lunch with a farmer in a short story called "Noon." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5756665

Higher Powers and "Transcontinental Booty Call" 08/21/2017

Higher Powers and "Transcontinental Booty Call" This episode host Jennifer Ellsworth celebrates awe-inspiring events, people, and life experiences: the total solar eclipse, David Stevenson of Mount View High School, and first love. /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5661708

Last Universal Lammas and "The Ama Story" 07/23/2017

Last Universal Lammas and "The Ama Story" Lunar Datebook explores ancient roots by examining LUCA, our Last Universal Common Ancestor; artistic roots by interviewing Sara Trunzo about her album "Thanks Birdie;" and how to instill new roots through a bedtime tale "The Amma Story." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5565350

Dark Matters and "Neighborly" 06/23/2017

Dark Matters and "Neighborly" Exploring dark matter, a Downtown Tattoo visit in New Orleans, and "Neighborly." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5473797

Expecting Forever and "Uncle Remy's Birthday Cake" Part 2 05/25/2017

Expecting Forever and "Uncle Remy's Birthday Cake" Part 2 Understanding expectations, a feud explained, and "Uncle Remy's Birthday Cake" Part 2 /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5387498

Gritty Grace and "Uncle Remy's Birthday Cake" Part 1 04/26/2017

Gritty Grace and "Uncle Remy's Birthday Cake" Part 1 Lunar Datebook finds grace in expected places: dandelions, a rehab hospital, and on a quest to make "Uncle Remy's Birthday Cake." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5300184

Polaris Primer and "Playing At Witches" 03/27/2017

Polaris Primer and "Playing At Witches" The star Polaris; a poem about Sungold tomatoes; and the short story, "Playing at Witches." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5205839

A Nice Pair of Genes and "Baby" Part 1 02/26/2017

A Nice Pair of Genes and "Baby" Part 1 Genes; a telephone call from Istanbul; and the short story "Baby." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5115999

Fire Rooster Calls Change and "Executive Order" 02/10/2017

Fire Rooster Calls Change and "Executive Order" Chinese Zodiac profile; surprise Trump supporters; and the short story, "Executive Order." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5067463

Unseen Sea and "The View of Planet Earth From Room 216" 01/27/2017

Unseen Sea and "The View of Planet Earth From Room 216" Premonitions and a last conversation by a hospital bed, plus the poem "The View From Room 216." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/5028185

Love Is From Venus and "The Waiting Game" 01/12/2017

Love Is From Venus and "The Waiting Game" Love abounds as Lunar Datebook looks at the planet Venus; describes how to be a good cook; and visits Neighborhood, Belfast's best new restaurant in the short story, "The Waiting Game." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/4984179

Doorway Wolves and "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve" Parts 3 and 4 12/29/2016

Doorway Wolves and "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve" Parts 3 and 4 The Wolf Moon and the Christmas short story conclusion of "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/4947946

Presence Present and "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve" Part 2 12/13/2016

Presence Present and "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve" Part 2 Lunar Datebook looks at the importance of showing up through a first person account from a Dakota Access Pipeline protestor; missing an airplane; and part 2 of the short story, "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/4907805

Thanks With Family and "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve" Part 1 11/29/2016

Thanks With Family and "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve" Part 1 It's a family intensive Lunar Datebook with a Thanksgiving recap; a true story from Stella Tirone about a family hike on Mount Desert Island; and the start of this year's Christmas short story, "Special Delivery, Christmas Eve." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/4868380

Great Moons and Gram and "Cellar Hole" 11/14/2016

Great Moons and Gram and "Cellar Hole" Lunar Datebook looks at what it means to be "great" by exploring Supermoons; honoring a grandmother; and in the short story about hunting called "Cellar Hole." /episode/index/show/lunardatebook/id/4828439

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