[encore] 1093: When Your Month is Lonely… by Christine Kwon

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🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s poem is When Your Month is Lonely… by Christine Kwon.

The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive. This episode was originally released on April 10, 2024.

In this episode, Major writes… “I read all those articles that proclaim how lonely we are becoming; I believe there’s some truth to it. Here’s my fear: all my work is making me alien to myself and others. I’m happy people are in my life. I wish not to skirt over their humanity, nor my own. I do not want our relationship to devolve to obligation, or come off as transactional. But we naturally negotiate that space of difference between ourselves and others; how rewarding when we can really connect to others.”

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Major. I want to tell you about a podcast from Marketplace called
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0:26.7	and avoid online scams to how to outsmart impulsive buying.
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0:46.8	Tune into financially inclined, wherever you find your podcast.
0:55.0	I'm Major Jackson and this is the slowdown.
1:04.0	I'm Major Jackson and this is the slowdown. Since moving to
1:07.0	since moving to Nashville, I've made plenty of new friends, but I regret that my time is so little I cannot spend more precious moments with them.
1:24.0	They are funny, smart, and curious.
1:27.0	Traits I'm just a sucker for.
1:30.0	And they love to laugh.
1:32.0	I love to laugh. I love to laugh. We share the same interests. One
1:38.2	recently invited me to see Avid Duvernay's latest film, another to a gala to support our local parks, and another
1:47.8	to a concert, which are many here in Music City, but alas my deadlines, always my deadlines. A rigorous travel schedule of readings
2:01.6	shrinks my calendar too.
2:04.0	Over bagels, I complained to my son Romey and said,
2:08.0	next year I'll cut back on saying yes to every opportunity. He laughed. Dad, you said the same thing last year.
2:20.0	Oof, no fun getting called out by your kid.
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