Michael Apollo Lira
The people you know
I'm going to start this blog off with a memory and a few thoughts of mine to go with it. If everything happened according to plan, what...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
Where are you right now?
I have a busy mind. It's frequently preoccupied and distracted - more often than it ought to be, in all truth. I often find myself...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
A watched pot never boils...
...and watched auditions don't get heard. At least that's the conclusion I've come to. Conventional wisdom in the voiceover and voice...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Aug 12, 2021
- 9 min
Sir Reginald
One year for her birthday, Karina told me she wanted a pet hedgehog. Her obsession with hedgehogs had begun around the Christmas prior;...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Jul 22, 2021
- 4 min
What do dentists and voiceover coaches have in common?
Skills and knowledge are just some of the things that are constantly changing and evolving in many fields. Did you know that nurses are...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Time will tell. And in the meantime, time will heal.
This song is a FEEL. The soft, sleepy and sultry voice. The indolent pace of the melody and instruments. The half-awake feel that...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Sometimes the poison picks you
There is a lot we get to control in life. But I'll argue that there is a LOT that we don't get to control. That's simply what it costs...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
What are we entitled to?
If you or somebody you love have a history of talent and acting, you may be entitled to... ...what exactly? It ain't mesothelioma...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
"I just want to look at the train"
I love my father. I love my mother, too - both are wonderful people and I've truly been blessed with an incredible set of parents. ...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- May 2, 2021
- 5 min
The reason I put a slash through my zeroes
Short answer: BECAUSE I CAN. Long answer: (DEEP BREATH) A long time ago, I decided to start putting slashes in my zeroes when writing...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Apr 6, 2021
- 2 min
"Let the weak die"
"Let the weak die and nature will sort itself out." "If you're healthy, you have nothing to worry about." I remember reading the...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Mar 21, 2021
- 6 min
An Unexpected Journey
Some of the biggest opportunities in life sometimes present themselves unexpectedly. And you may not always recognize these unexpected...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
"I'm so sad. You've changed."
"I'm so sad. You've changed." -an ex, some years back. I think one of the worst ways you could insult a person is to tell them that they...
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