A Smoke and a Song
Sherry Sidoti
January 2021, ten months into the global pandemic, Sherry Sidoti's mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, so Sherry prioritizes a trip to Manhattan over long-awaited empty-nesting and her "second chance" with fiancé Jevon. With new life blooming and loss looming, she is beckoned to answer the question that has haunted her since childhood: is freedom found in "letting go," as the spiritual teachers (and her mother) insist, or is it found by digging our heels deeper into the earth and holding on to our humanness?
A Smoke and a Song is Sherry's story of her quest to make meaning from the memories homed in her body. Writing with tenacity, tenderness, and wry New York City humor, Sherry stumbles toward self-actualization, spiritual awakening, and, despite it all, love. This is a story steeped in art and spirituality that explores the complexities of womanhood, transgenerational maternal bonds, attachment, loss, and leaning into our wounds to find the wisdom.
Duration - 1h 13m.
Author - Sherry Sidoti.
Narrator - Sherry Sidoti.
Published Date - Monday, 02 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Sherry Sidoti ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
January 2021, ten months into the global pandemic, Sherry Sidoti's mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, so Sherry prioritizes a trip to Manhattan over long-awaited empty-nesting and her "second chance" with fiancé Jevon. With new life blooming and loss looming, she is beckoned to answer the question that has haunted her since childhood: is freedom found in "letting go," as the spiritual teachers (and her mother) insist, or is it found by digging our heels deeper into the earth and holding on to our humanness? A Smoke and a Song is Sherry's story of her quest to make meaning from the memories homed in her body. Writing with tenacity, tenderness, and wry New York City humor, Sherry stumbles toward self-actualization, spiritual awakening, and, despite it all, love. This is a story steeped in art and spirituality that explores the complexities of womanhood, transgenerational maternal bonds, attachment, loss, and leaning into our wounds to find the wisdom. Duration - 1h 13m. Author - Sherry Sidoti. Narrator - Sherry Sidoti. Published Date - Monday, 02 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Sherry Sidoti ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:37
Author's Note
Duration:00:02:05
Kitchen Window
Duration:00:20:29
Part One
Duration:00:00:12
Worn Soles
Duration:00:23:23
Among the Plants
Duration:00:15:23
Time Line Homework
Duration:00:19:53
First Drag
Duration:00:17:50
Manhattan Misfits
Duration:00:05:31
Minus the Smell of Wet Paint
Duration:00:05:39
Telenovela
Duration:00:05:58
Koln Concert
Duration:00:08:40
Kunitz and Kahlo
Duration:00:14:07
Eighteen Mixtapes
Duration:00:35:37
Ixchel
Duration:00:19:15
Filling the Gaps
Duration:00:09:43
Banna
Duration:00:14:48
Revolution
Duration:00:09:22
Toward the Void
Duration:00:07:15
Jumping Off Points
Duration:00:15:29
Herstory
Duration:00:16:19
Fool's Gold
Duration:00:10:34
Part Two
Duration:00:00:12
When the Student Is Ready
Duration:00:29:12
Blessed One
Duration:00:11:45
FLY
Duration:00:14:27
Martha
Duration:00:17:59
The Layers
Duration:00:18:31
Yellow House
Duration:00:07:24
Stick-to-Me Kid
Duration:00:07:55
Papa Is for Having Fun
Duration:00:14:00
On My Back
Duration:00:21:02
Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Duration:00:08:15
Hands
Duration:00:17:11
Cosmic Knowledge
Duration:00:10:31
Ho'oponopono
Duration:00:06:38
Mosaic
Duration:00:14:53
Give It to the Water
Duration:00:07:11
Beautiful Juxtaposition
Duration:00:28:30
Part Three
Duration:00:00:14
Mad/Sad
Duration:00:27:36
The Lady is Eighty
Duration:00:14:38
The Real Revolution
Duration:00:16:09
I Miss Hugs
Duration:00:07:32
His Lamb
Duration:00:13:11
Last Little Secret
Duration:00:09:13
To Lazy for Both Sex and Zen
Duration:00:08:55
Tested
Duration:00:18:47
Butterfly
Duration:00:08:54
Bermuda
Duration:00:03:51
Borrowed Dust
Duration:00:22:54
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:05:18
Original Song for A Smoke and a Song
Duration:00:01:24
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:26