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Podcast: Michael Perry's Voice Mail
Episode: Michael Perry's Voice Mail Episode 007 "Little Bird"
Description: Art by Andrea WortheyBack before the pandemic I was having a bad day. Felt I was failing as a husband. Had a daughter in distress far from home and calling for comfort. Another daughter on the edge of change. I needed sunlight. I stepped outside into a beautiful summer afternoon. First thing I saw was an indigo bunting, dead in the grass. So I headed back into my little room above the garage and wrote this song. It’s about trying to do better. About how memories can sustain us. About letting daughters fly.So...