Kevin’s Substack

Hidden World - Reel 4

(fixed Kathrin's name!)

Jan 20 • Kevin Lay

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Honoring my deep ancestors

Speculating on an ancient source of European anxiety.

Jan 17 • Kevin Lay

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Three mystical poems

Mostly musical these poems are happy to move along like creatures concealed in plain-clothed English.

Jan 16 • Kevin Lay

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Hidden Worlds Anthology Reels 1-3

Listen now | Kathrin Classen and I are creating instagram reels for an upcoming short story anthology called “Hidden Worlds” we have stories in. Kathrin…

Jan 14 • Kevin Lay and Kathrin Classen

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August 2025

Eamann Mhagaine

Listen now | Here's another sean-nos (Irish) tune I learned from Nóirín Ní Riain scored for alto flute and guitar.

Aug 16, 2025 • Kevin Lay

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Caoinadh Eoin Rua for guitar and alto flute

Listen now (5 mins) | I learned this tune from Nóírin Ní Riain when I lived in Ireland in 1990. The original old-style song (Sean-nos) is a keen for the…

Aug 16, 2025 • Kevin Lay

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July 2025

my walking practice

An essay (first published in Deep Times Journal, March 2025)

Jul 12, 2025 • Kevin Lay

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May 2025

the kid

(short story)

May 18, 2025 • Kevin Lay

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Maravilla

(a short story)

May 17, 2025 • Kevin Lay

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April 2025

magic flares the tattered space of those awake that moment in

From opposite directions, two guys walked in a downpour to a coffee shop, each waiting to be surprised, which is surprising since they arrived at the…

Apr 29, 2025 • Kevin Lay

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