LOST RITES: Interview with the Author

In this episode, the first of the interview sessions, I talk with the author of Lost Rites: Leaving Church Land. That would be ... me. I just want to say, talking to oneself is highly underrated. Your personality begins to disintegrate as different parts step forward for their moment on the stage. But that's not the point. The point is that this is a look behind the writing of the memoir that has been the centrepiece of this podcast for the past almost four months. Why did I write it? What does it mean that I've left the church? What are my plans now? And when are we going to hear a voice other than mine? All important questions as we transition to The Mystic Cave: the Interviews.

Credits:
Music Credit: "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2021
Photo Credit: Chad Dudley

Links:
Web Site: https://www.brianepearson.ca
Face Book Group: "The Mystic Cave"
Email: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com

Personal Links
My web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.ca
My email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.com

Series Music Credit
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:00 "Why did you write this memoir?"
• 7:55 "Why did you leave the church?"
• 9:55 "What's the future of the church?"
• 13:53 Station Identification
• 14:30 "Why the podcast, the FB group?"
• 20:30 "What do you believe now?"
• 23:30 "Writer? Podcaster? Musician?"
• 25:22 "What's Next?"
• 29:05 Outro