Gail McConnell — Worm | The On Being Project - The On Being Project
Looking at a worm, much is learned: how to ingest, how to open up, how to make space, how to survive, how to get through.
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Looking at a worm, much is learned: how to ingest, how to open up, how to make space, how to survive, how to get through.
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Guest The Valley. His debut essay collection Before the Earth Devours Us will be published by Split/Lip Press in late 2021. He is the Interviews Editor for the EcoTheo Review, an Assistant Poetry Editor for AGNI, and a regular reviews contributor for Heavy Feather Review. He lives in Austin, Texas. Transcript music: “Praise the Rain” by Gautam Srikishan] Pádraig Ó Tuama: My name is Pádraig Ó Tuama, and for years I had a recurring dream. The dream was always that I was about to walk into a large cave and that I knew that something waited for me in the cave and that I was very frigh...