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Entries from August 2005

A Meeting

Rilke, Rainer Maria

August 31st, 2005 · 1 Comment

Oh boy, oh boy, guess who’s excited about tonight’s podcast?

It’s me, Miette– I’m excited, silly listener. You see, in the insuppressible excitement of putting books in boxes for an upcoming move, I found, surprisingly dust-free and hidden behind a small stack, a volume of Rilke prose!

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After the Fair

Thomas, Dylan

August 28th, 2005 · 1 Comment

MEMORANDUM

To: fair listeners
From: Miette
Re: the random audible aspiration to be heard in this podcast

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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

August 22nd, 2005 · 6 Comments

Presenting the first somniloquent entry to this Our Podcast, and if only I were kidding! Regular aural peekers might know Miette as a determined and faithful insomniac, and I wouldn’t dare disappoint. Upon waking this morning I found…

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Good-Bye To The Fruits

Barth, John

August 18th, 2005 · 1 Comment

This longish-short comedo-tragic bit just about covers everything. And for those things not covered in the “just about” disclaimer, you might have fun over a few spare moments with this Barth reference. Or if you don’t, well, I sure did, and do I need further reason to P’cast?

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A Charming Woman

Jerome, Jerome K.

August 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Um, there must be some mistake, I think. Climate Change means that weather systems need to be… well… not the same muggy filthy smoggy dogbreath-upon-shoulders-every-time-you-step-outside. I accept, grudgingly, the current sorry state of the skies, but really: it’s going to change, right? Some day?

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The Father

Bjornson, Bjornstjerne

August 6th, 2005 · 3 Comments

Carrying on with the recurring theme of Is It Possible That It’s Really This Hot?, we go now to Norway, lovely Norway, land of good design, natural air conditioning in August, symbolist screaming, gabbling Heddas, and oh yes, have I mentioned it’s probably not ninety degrees there right now?

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