VOICES: Morning commute

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(Editor’s note: The following is a spoken word podcast that takes a simple daily routine to the next level.)

For about a year, Oakland, California, resident Airial Clark has taken part in a morning ritual: A walk from Grand Lake, through

Downtown and Chinatown, to Jack London Square. She takes her two sons to school then makes her way to work.

The daily jaunts got her thinking – and the writer decided to engage friend and sound artist Makana Muanga to put her early morning thoughts to music for others to experience.

Written/Performed by Airial Clark
Engineered/Produced by Makana Muanga



Airial Clark is a writer who lives in Oakland, California, with her two sons. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University. Makana Muanga is a sound artist who manipulates sound and text in an attempt to find the alchemical formula for humanity. He lives and works in Oakland.

Originally published at www.paperairplanemagazine.com.