Bedtime Story Conservatory 76 14/06/2020
Hello everyone,
The windows in my kitchen were just open and so was my bedroom window, and just for a minute the wind was blowing just right and was caught in my kitchen and travelled down my hall and through my room, it tousled the hair on the back of my head like a kind old hand. Lovely stuff.
Solar powered space kite.
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One of my close friends once told me that a Dark Age Welsh spear thrower could lob a spear so hard that it could pierce a knights armour or chain-mail from 40 metres away. He told me this fact a long time ago, and it's information might have warped over time, like a whisper passed from moment in time to moment in time, and now it might be completely inaccurate.
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Today's reading is The Dream 1939 by Daniil Kharms (1905-42), an absurdist writer from what was then Leningrad, who has come up once in this project before.
"In 1931 Kharms was convicted of anti-Soviet activity and spent a year in prison and exile in Kursk. In 1937 his children's books were confiscated by the authorities, and deprived of his main source of income Kharms was often on the brink of starvation in the following years. He continued to write short, grotesque stories, which weren't published, but merely stored in Kharms' desk drawer.
In August 1941, shortly before the terrible siege of Leningrad, Kharms was arrested a second time, accused of "spreading defeatist propaganda". During the trial Kharms was declared non compos mentis and was incarcerated in a military prison. In February 1942, while Leningrad was ravaged by famine, Kharms starved to death in prison."
I was going to read a short story by Charles Bukowksi, but I got half way through and thought that it was too violent for today, and so I skipped to the nearest tab and this was there, I've never read it before, and this recording is my first reading and recording of the story, which you will probably hear in my laughter. It felt good to laugh and read. I hope you enjoy this. It's hilarious.
The song attached to the reading is I Like Birds 2000 by Eels.
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Also, apologies for the reduced sound quality, I have returned the equipment I was using to the school, so am using my earphone mic until I find something a little better. Hope it's still OK to listen to, and if not please let me know.
Warmest wishes, warmest love,
Sam
