Oh-h-h-hhhh ladies! Oh men and oh boys and girls, the sexiest man alive is BACK. Patrick has been threatening to start up Patrick’s Bedtime Story Podcast, and with a voice this smooth, he might have to do it, much as I’d miss his occasional guest posts here. I’ll warn you that there’s an outburst of laughter in the middle of this that I didn’t have the heart to cut out, and also that he does a killer bird caw, and that Olla’s voice is a little on the saccharinely fey side. It’s that good.
I don’t get the chance to kick back and listen to another’s purring drone very often, but when Patrick delivers the musing about Fran’s hair, there was a little patter in this dark heart o’mine.
And if you think all babies are angelic beauties and that children are some sort of personification of happiness, this may help set you straight — and in that sense, it’s a morality story. Hope you like. More from me next week.
11 responses so far ↓
1 Drake // Jul 9, 2009 at 2:43 pm
What an amazing story. It was really really good. Thanks for posting it
2 Jackee Yo // Jul 15, 2009 at 6:25 am
Happy Birthday Miette! You sound younger by the day. I don’t mean to usurp your guest’s post. Great job guest poster!
3 Raymond Carver’s Feathers | Facilitating Change // Jul 19, 2009 at 1:47 pm
[...] a guest on Miette’s podcast of reading awesomness, brings us Raymond Carver’s Feathers. AKPC_IDS += "842,"; Raymond [...]
4 Christine // Oct 4, 2009 at 11:05 pm
oh miette i do love your voice so, but patrick leaves me wanting more. god.
5 miette // Oct 9, 2009 at 9:37 am
I’m with you Christine. GOD.
6 Robert Nagle // Oct 10, 2009 at 11:00 am
Great story. You know, you can’t go wrong with Raymond Carver (I’ve never heard this particular story though). Love the details. God, enjoyed the outburst in the middle– surprise, surprise! Great reading too.
7 Some Amazing Podcasts & Video | Idiotprogrammer // Jun 14, 2010 at 4:39 pm
[...] Every moment of the story is beautiful, and Miette does as great job reading it. Also good: a reading of Raymond Carver’s Feathers and Kelly Link’s A Specialist’s [...]
8 Carole McDonnell // Jun 16, 2010 at 10:22 am
Great story. Sexy reader definitely has a sexy voice as well.
9 miette // Jun 16, 2010 at 10:37 am
Carole, you’re in luck. Another story guest narrated by Patrick’s Purr is coming next week. Stay tuned.
10 tallulah bell // May 29, 2011 at 4:47 pm
I’m a huge fan of short stories (which I understand are at long-last having a resurgence), and this has long been my favorite. Ordinarily analysis is simply part of the reading process, but this is a story that I’ve never wanted to analyze.
In Feathers there are obvious elements of carver’s voyeurism and his tendency to compare and contrast lives. Beyond that, I try to read it naively, simply savoring the quirky pieces of a magical story: the dental mold, the ugly baby and the beautiful peacock. Thank for including it, and thank you for this website which I luckily stumbled across only yesterday. I love it.
11 sonia // Jan 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm
so what is exactly feathers about?? by raymond..I have to write a summary and response for this but i dont understand the story..someone help me !
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