Mr. Bear reads from THE FACT OF MEMORY, Aaron Angello’s lyrical book with Rose Metal Press. A daily meditation on each individual word in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 yielded 114 “ruminations and fabrications” exploring the creative act of remembering. Plus, Miss Mousie mermaids it up with some ideas for soothing sunburn.

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://rosemetalpress.com/books/the-fact-of-memory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE FACT OF MEMORY</a>, <a href="https://www.aaronangello.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Angello</a>’s lyrical book with <a href="https://rosemetalpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rose Metal Press</a>. A daily meditation on each individual word in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 yielded 114 “ruminations and fabrications” exploring the creative act of remembering. Plus, Miss Mousie mermaids it up with some ideas for soothing sunburn.

S3E9 - Beweep my outcast state

Mr. Bear reads stories from Ursula Villarreal-Moura’s dazzling MATH FOR THE SELF-CRIPPLING, a dreamy equation of a self plus family multiplied by memory and divided over time and relationships. Featuring the dark ruminations of chamber-folk band Teething Veils (plus a mini-interview!), and Miss Mousie talks baths, bears, berries, and more!

Mr. Bear reads stories from <a href="https://www.ursulavillarrealmoura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ursula Villarreal-Moura’s</a> dazzling <a href="https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781938900426/math-for-the-selfcrippling.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MATH FOR THE SELF-CRIPPLING</a>, a dreamy equation of a self plus family multiplied by memory and divided over time and relationships. Featuring the dark ruminations of chamber-folk band <a href="https://teethingveils.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teething Veils</a> (plus a mini-interview!), and Miss Mousie talks baths, bears, berries, and more!

S3E8 - Grasshoppers into coins

Mr. Bear reads the brilliant work of Gabrielle Griffis and Corey Farrenkopf, who both explore the intertwined lives of plants, animals, and humans in a strange and vivid light. Also featuring the lush music of Gabrielle Griffis, a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for a plant to remember, and a new oracle!

Mr. Bear reads the brilliant work of <a href="https://gabriellegriffis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabrielle Griffis</a> and <a href="https://www.coreyfarrenkopf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corey Farrenkopf</a>, who both explore the intertwined lives of plants, animals, and humans in a strange and vivid light. Also featuring the lush <a href="https://gabriellegriffis.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music</a> of Gabrielle Griffis, a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for a plant to remember, and a new oracle!

S3E7 - Postapocalyptically yours

Mr. Bear reads from Mona Arshi’s iridescent novel SOMEBODY LOVES YOU, a poetic and piercing look at the beauty and violence of childhood. Featuring music by (and a mini-interview with!) Tristan Allen, who harnesses the “storytelling power of sound and puppetry,” plus a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, where your favorite two-dimensional, hand-drawn rodent studying herbalism talks about the folklore and medicine of a humble flower, touching on tears, lyres, fritillaries, brownies, and more!

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://www.monaarshi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mona Arshi’s</a> iridescent novel <a href="https://www.andotherstories.org/somebody-loves-you/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SOMEBODY LOVES YOU</a>, a poetic and piercing look at the beauty and violence of childhood. Featuring music by (and a mini-interview with!) <a href="https://tristan-allen.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tristan Allen</a>, who harnesses the “storytelling power of sound and puppetry,” plus a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, where your favorite two-dimensional, hand-drawn rodent studying herbalism talks about the folklore and medicine of a humble flower, touching on tears, lyres, fritillaries, brownies, and more!

S3E6 - When speaks the heart

Mr. Bear celebrates the double new moon and May Day by reading from THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK. Also featuring a live mini-interview with Mrs. B, a special song by Marika, and a speedy trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium.

Mr. Bear celebrates the double new moon and May Day by reading from THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK. Also featuring a live mini-interview with Mrs. B, a special song by Marika, and a speedy trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium.

S3E5 - Black Moon

Mr. Bear reads the dazzling poetry of courtney marie: ghosts and dancing and gardens and revolution and despair and hope. Their book SONGS WE USED TO DANCE TO will haunt your heart. Featuring music by Sugar Whiskey, plus a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for some full pink moon tea and spring fever ruminations.

Mr. Bear reads the dazzling poetry of <a href="https://twitter.com/fiveglue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">courtney marie</a>: ghosts and dancing and gardens and revolution and despair and hope. Their book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/songs-we-used-to-dance-to/9780998555485" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SONGS WE USED TO DANCE TO</a> will haunt your heart. Featuring music by <a href="https://sugarwhiskey.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sugar Whiskey</a>, plus a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for some full pink moon tea and spring fever ruminations.

S3E4 - Like blossoms after a hard winter 

Mr. Bear reads luminous work by Melissa Llanes Brownlee, stories rich in Hawaiian language and life with characters who will make your heart ache. Featuring music by the writer herself on ukulele (and a mini-interview)! Plus, a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium yields a not-quite-coffee recipe and tales of blue flowers and golden knives.

Mr. Bear reads luminous work by <a href="https://www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Llanes Brownlee</a>, stories rich in Hawaiian language and life with characters who will make your heart ache. Featuring music by the writer herself on ukulele (and a mini-interview)! Plus, a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium yields a not-quite-coffee recipe and tales of blue flowers and golden knives.

S3E3 - Talking story

Mr. Bear celebrates the spring equinox by reading from Poetry Forge founder Holly Wren Spaulding’s gorgeous FAMILIARS and BETWEEN US, whose poems will bloom inside you, stirring your blood and taking root in your heart. Also featuring a sneak preview of AS WE ARE, the powerful new EP by Amy Correia, plus a mini-interview with the “unicorn of a songwriter and singer”! And find out what Miss Mousie is planting this full moon and how she makes her famous salad dressing.

Mr. Bear celebrates the spring equinox by reading from <a href="https://www.poetryforge.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Poetry Forge</a> founder <a href="https://www.hollywrenspaulding.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holly Wren Spaulding’s</a> gorgeous FAMILIARS and <a href="http://www.alicegreene.com/publications/between-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BETWEEN US</a>, whose poems will bloom inside you, stirring your blood and taking root in your heart. Also featuring a sneak preview of <a href="https://amycorreia.bandcamp.com/album/amy-correia-as-we-are" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AS WE ARE</a>, the powerful new EP by <a href="http://amycorreia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Correia</a>, plus a mini-interview with the “unicorn of a songwriter and singer”! And find out what Miss Mousie is planting this full moon and how she makes her famous salad dressing.

S3E2 - Depending on the light

Mr. Bear reads from AND IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING: PARENTING STORIES GONE SPECULATIVE, a riveting collection of flash edited by Hannah Grieco that lifts up the rocks of parenthood to expose the frightening, fascinating, and vulnerable mess squirming underneath. Featuring the croons and tunes of singer-songwriter Minka Hoist (and a mini-interview!), plus a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for some heady advice.

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://altcurrent.square.site/product/and-if-that-mockingbird-don-t-sing-parenting-stories-gone-speculative-76-authors-/44?cp=true&amp;sa=true&amp;sbp=false&amp;q=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AND IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING: PARENTING STORIES GONE SPECULATIVE</a>, a riveting collection of flash edited by <a href="https://hgrieco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Grieco</a> that lifts up the rocks of parenthood to expose the frightening, fascinating, and vulnerable mess squirming underneath. Featuring the croons and tunes of singer-songwriter <a href="https://minkahoist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minka Hoist</a> (and a mini-interview!), plus a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for some heady advice.

S3E1 - Shadows, teeth, and cages

Mr. Bear reads the deeply moving, visceral work of Star Su, stories of family and blood, of loss and memory and longing, stories that will burrow into the smallest, softest parts of you and take up residence. Featuring music by the Toronto-based band Lowfills with their “songs for weirdos and circus ghosts” (plus a mini-interview!). And a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium will get your blood moving.

Mr. Bear reads the deeply moving, visceral work of <a href="https://starcsu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Su</a>, stories of family and blood, of loss and memory and longing, stories that will burrow into the smallest, softest parts of you and take up residence. Featuring music by the Toronto-based band <a href="https://glowfills.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lowfills</a> with their “songs for weirdos and circus ghosts” (plus a mini-interview!). And a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium will get your blood moving.

S2E12 - The value of hunger

Welcome to Mr. Bear’s Violet Hour, where time is a place, where the sky is evening-gorgeous, where the moon waxes and wanes, and poetry is the stuffing in our veins. Join Mr. Bear on the new moon and full moon each month for story, music, interviews, puppetry, herbalism, and more. Making the lonely a little more bearable.

Join Mr. Bear for a hibernation trance meditation and learn some facts about groundhogs. Plus, Miss Mousie shares her Dreaming of Springtime Tea recipe. Celebrate the moon, marmots, mugwort, and more!

Join Mr. Bear for a hibernation trance meditation and learn some facts about groundhogs. Plus, Miss Mousie shares her Dreaming of Springtime Tea recipe. Celebrate the moon, marmots, mugwort, and more!

S2E11 - Land beavers, ahoy!

Mr. Bear reads from Cassie Thornton’s radically compassionate THE HOLOGRAM, which draws inspiration from Greek solidarity clinics to imagine a plan for building a new model of care and support for a post-pandemic future. Art, activism, science fiction, healing, and more, The Hologram illuminates tools for reimagining our health and our world. Featuring the hypnotizing DIY electronics of Zetsumetsu (plus a mini-interview with them!), along with another trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, a shout-out, and an oracle for the Wolf Moon.

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://linktr.ee/TheFeministEconDept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cassie Thornton</a>’s radically compassionate <a href="https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343327/the-hologram/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE HOLOGRAM</a>, which draws inspiration from Greek solidarity clinics to imagine a plan for building a new <a href="https://thehologram.xyz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">model of care and support for a post-pandemic future</a>. Art, activism, science fiction, healing, and more, The Hologram illuminates tools for reimagining our health and our world. Featuring the hypnotizing DIY <a href="https://zetsumetsu.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">electronics</a> of <a href="https://www.zetsumetsu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zetsumetsu</a> (plus a mini-interview with them!), along with another trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, a <a href="https://www.maxdaniels.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shout-out</a>, and an oracle for the Wolf Moon.

S2E10 - We hold each other

Mr. Bear cordially invites you to feast on stories from THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL by Jennifer Fliss against a background symphony by Sugar Whiskey. Catering provided by Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium; plus, take home an oracle to ring in the new year! RSVP not required.

Mr. Bear cordially invites you to feast on stories from <a href="https://okaydonkeymag.bigcartel.com/product/the-predatory-animal-ball-by-jennifer-fliss/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL</a> by <a href="https://www.jenniferflisscreative.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Fliss</a> against a background symphony by <a href="https://sugarwhiskey.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sugar Whiskey</a>. Catering provided by Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium; plus, take home an oracle to ring in the new year! RSVP not required.

S2E9 - The forest, darker

Mr. Bear welcomes the winter solstice and closes out the year with a Nordic fairy tale, music by Sugar Whiskey, and a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, where your favorite hand-drawn, two-dimensional rodent studying herbalism shares her "recipe" for cranberry sauce and more!

Mr. Bear welcomes the winter solstice and closes out the year with a Nordic fairy tale, music by <a href="https://sugarwhiskey.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sugar Whiskey</a>, and a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, where your favorite hand-drawn, two-dimensional rodent studying herbalism shares her "recipe" for cranberry sauce and more!

S2E8 - Thither you’ll come, late or never

Mr. Bear reads from Clio Velentza’s dark and shimmering debut novel THE PIANO ROOM and other beautifully unsettling work. Featuring the bewitching music of Cookie Tongue (and a mini-interview!) to hypnotize your ears. Plus a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for some bitter truths and a new oracle for the new moon.

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://legionofwildthoughts.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clio Velentza</a>’s dark and shimmering debut novel <a href="https://www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/the-piano-room/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE PIANO ROOM</a> and other beautifully unsettling work. Featuring the bewitching <a href="https://cookietongue.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music</a> of <a href="https://omergal.com/Cookie-Tongue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cookie Tongue</a> (and a mini-interview!) to hypnotize your ears. Plus a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium for some bitter truths and a new oracle for the new moon.

S2E7 - Of music and monsters

Mr. Bear reads about the winter ways of animals from the 1922 account WATCHED BY WILD ANIMALS by Enos A. Mills. Featuring the activities of chipmunks, beavers, deer, wolves, mountain lions, mice, and more, social commentary, and a musical exhortation to look at the moon. Plus, Miss Mousie’s go-to warming broth, a Sweet Valley Oracle for the listener, and some shout-outs!

Mr. Bear reads about the winter ways of animals from the 1922 account WATCHED BY WILD ANIMALS by Enos A. Mills. Featuring the activities of chipmunks, beavers, deer, wolves, mountain lions, mice, and more, social commentary, and a musical exhortation to look at the moon. Plus, Miss Mousie’s go-to warming broth, a Sweet Valley Oracle for the listener, and some shout-outs!

S2E6 - Partial eclipse of the heart

Mr. Bear reads from Beth Gilstrap’s achingly beautiful DEADHEADING &amp; OTHER STORIES. Also featuring (once again!) the enchanting music of Gabrielle Griffis and introducing a new Sweet Valley Oracle, plus a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium complete with hawthorn berries.

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://bethgilstrap.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beth Gilstrap</a>’s achingly beautiful <a href="https://redhenpress.org/products/deadhanging-and-other-stories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DEADHEADING &amp; OTHER STORIES</a>. Also featuring (once again!) the enchanting <a href="https://gabriellegriffis.bandcamp.com/music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music</a> of <a href="https://gabriellegriffis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabrielle Griffis</a> and introducing a new Sweet Valley Oracle, plus a visit to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium complete with hawthorn berries.

S2E5 - Let the earth melt under the tongue

Mr. Bear reads from Leah Angstman’s thrilling historical novel OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA, an epic tale of a woman accused of witchcraft and her brutal fight for survival. Featuring music by the Wisconsin duo Spare Animals, complete with werewolves and vampires, oh my! Plus, Miss Mousie goes acorn hunting.

Mr. Bear reads from <a href="https://leahangstman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leah Angstman</a>’s thrilling historical novel <a href="https://leahangstman.com/out-front-the-following-sea/#buy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA</a>, an epic tale of a woman accused of witchcraft and her brutal fight for survival. Featuring music by the Wisconsin duo <a href="https://www.spareanimals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spare Animals</a>, complete with werewolves and vampires, oh my! Plus, Miss Mousie goes acorn hunting.

S2E4 - The witch you’ve made me

Mr. Bear reads the inspiring work of Micaela Arenas, a 15-year-old writer and activist. Whether a poem on borders, a speech on building bridges, or a book about the power of story and imagination, her writing conveys the infinite potential of words. Also featuring a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, where you’ll get an earful on onion tricks, garlic oil, and ground ivy!

Mr. Bear reads the inspiring work of Micaela Arenas, a 15-year-old writer and activist. Whether a poem on borders, a speech on building bridges, or a book about the power of story and imagination, her writing conveys the infinite potential of words. Also featuring a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium, where you’ll get an earful on onion tricks, garlic oil, and ground ivy!

S2E3 - Finding your story

Mr. Bear reads the psychologically penetrating work of Mileva Anastasiadou, stories aching and redolent in their probe of the human condition. From a child struggling to be seen to a grown woman losing her words to a family playing games in an uncertain world, these pieces blend soma and psyche, fear and hope, love and grief. Plus, singer-songwriter Tammy Peacy will crack open your heart with her lyrics and mini-interview. And what do botanical perfume, goat beards, and Manhattans have in common? Take a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium and find out!

Mr. Bear reads the psychologically penetrating work of <a href="https://twitter.com/happymil_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mileva Anastasiadou</a>, stories aching and redolent in their probe of the human condition. From a child struggling to be seen to a grown woman losing her words to a family playing games in an uncertain world, these pieces blend soma and psyche, fear and hope, love and grief. Plus, singer-songwriter <a href="https://www.tammypeacy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tammy Peacy</a> will crack open your heart with her lyrics and mini-interview. And what do botanical perfume, goat beards, and Manhattans have in common? Take a trip to Miss Mousie’s Apothekarium and find out!

S2E2 - When we were clouds

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