If It’s Not 1 Thing It’s Your Mother
Society & Culture:Relationships
Benjamin Davis shares his poem, The Playlist At My Mother’s Funeral. We talk about how his mother would like a party when she dies which got him thinking of the playlist and how the songs that remind him of his mother and also track his memories with her throughout his childhood. Our conversation went from his rebellious teens and how he thought his parents showed great restraint for not throwing him in the basement and only feeding him scraps to the time when we all come to the realization that all the adults in our life are just winging it.
He also talks about his book King of Fu. He describes it as a magical realism, memoir, poem. Where the adults are described as supervisors and only distinguished by their job description. Until he is in trouble and needs a protector. At this point his mom turns from Homeopathic Doctor to a magical being, Mother. Mom vanquishes bullies and helps him when he is in trouble, but when the trouble passes and he no longer needs her, she becomes Homeopathic Doctor again. This episode is filled with whimsy and coming of age realizations.
Benjamin Davis, is an American journalist and author of The King of FU, living in Saint Petersburg, Russia. If you need anything from him, he’s likely antagonizing his girlfriend by publishing humorous anecdotes about their love life in P.S. I Love You.
Links to Benjamin Davis
Website: https://benjamindaviswriter.com
The King of FU: http://kingoffu.online
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D2YYL6S
Medium: https://medium.com/@benjamindaviswriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjamindaviswriter
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benjamindavis
Instagram: @davis.benjamin.s
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