Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast » Dostoevsky, Fyodor http://www.miettecast.com Lay yourself down to sleep with the soothing soporific of Miette's purr as she reads you the world's greatest short stories and delivers them podcasterly. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 ©Miette miette@miettecast.com (Miette) miette@miettecast.com(Miette) 1440 literature, short stories, fiction, reading, books Sweet dreams. Lay yourself down to sleep with the soothing soporific of Miette's purr as she reads you the world's greatest works of short fiction, in a style all her own and in a way only she can. World classics, known and unknown literary masterpieces, and modern experimental titles are all represented in what's quickly becoming the most comprehensive (and most saucy) short fiction anthology. Sweet dreams. Miette Miette miette@miettecast.com No no http://www.miettecast.com/wp-content/themes/cutline-miettehack/images/mbsp-small.jpg Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast http://www.miettecast.com 144 144 Dream of a Ridiculous Man (5 of 5) http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/15/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-5-of-5/ http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/15/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-5-of-5/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2005 06:49:58 +0000 miette http://www.miettecast.com/?p=29 Why did Miette stall before posting the final chapter of Dostoevsky? Was she sad to have it end? Having second thoughts about finishing it? Did she lose her voice? Building suspense? No. I, Miette, was too occupied thinking of an excuse for not posting the final chapter of Dostoevsky to post the final chapter of Dostoevsky, which should give you some idea why this story appeals to me so. It’s as simple as that.

And if you didn’t get em all, you can find them here.

How’s that?


Comments]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/15/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-5-of-5/feed/ 1 15:20 Why did Miette stall before posting the final chapter of Dostoevsky? Was she sad to have it end? Having second thoughts about finishing ... Why did Miette stall before posting the final chapter of Dostoevsky? Was she sad to have it end? Having second thoughts about finishing it? Did she lose her voice? Building suspense? No. I, Miette, was too occupied thinking of an excuse for not posting the final chapter of Dostoevsky to post the final chapter of Dostoevsky, which should give you some idea why this story appeals to me so. It's as simple as that. And if you didn't get em all, you can find them here. How's that? Dostoevsky,,Fyodor Miette no No Dream of a Ridiculous Man (4 of 5) http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/12/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-4-of-5/ http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/12/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-4-of-5/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2005 19:37:39 +0000 miette http://www.miettecast.com/?p=28 love it.]]> We’re nearing the end of this little mini-chronicle. Can you handle it? The few I’ve heard from have been most encouraging, but one must be careful with encomia before this turns quickly to Miette’s Bedtime Story Proustcast (and I’m only half kidding). For the rest of you, one more night, fess up, you love it.


Comments]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/12/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-4-of-5/feed/ 0 12:08 We're nearing the end of this little mini-chronicle. Can you handle it? The few I've heard from have been most encouraging, but one ... We're nearing the end of this little mini-chronicle. Can you handle it? The few I've heard from have been most encouraging, but one must be careful with encomia before this turns quickly to Miette's Bedtime Story Proustcast (and I'm only half kidding). For the rest of you, one more night, fess up, you love it. Dostoevsky,,Fyodor Miette no No Dream of a Ridiculous Man (3 of 5) http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/11/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-3-of-5/ http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/11/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-3-of-5/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:28:15 +0000 miette http://www.miettecast.com/?p=27 Still with me? Hope so– this is the turning point. The Dream. Quite possibly the best dream sequence committed to print, or at least the best committed to ridiculous Russian print. Nothing Ridiculous About It… excuse me while I contain my excitement.

One note of homonymic clarification: about halfway through the dream, as he’s flying through space, our protagonist asks his ethereal companion: “Is that Sirius?” Not “Is that serious?” It’s the star, a bright one, I hear, and not the manner. Or maybe it’s both… that’s for the theorists and linguists to decide.


Comments]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/11/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-3-of-5/feed/ 0 15:21 Still with me? Hope so-- this is the turning point. The Dream. Quite possibly the best dream sequence committed to print, or ... Still with me? Hope so-- this is the turning point. The Dream. Quite possibly the best dream sequence committed to print, or at least the best committed to ridiculous Russian print. Nothing Ridiculous About It... excuse me while I contain my excitement. One note of homonymic clarification: about halfway through the dream, as he's flying through space, our protagonist asks his ethereal companion: "Is that Sirius?" Not "Is that serious?" It's the star, a bright one, I hear, and not the manner. Or maybe it's both... that's for the theorists and linguists to decide. Dostoevsky,,Fyodor Miette no No Dream of a Ridiculous Man (2 of 5) http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/10/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-2-of-5/ http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/10/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-2-of-5/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:39:00 +0000 miette http://www.miettecast.com/?p=26 Yes, don’t be misled by what you hear in the opening seconds of tonight’s bedtime story. This was going to be chapters 2 and 3 (they’re short), but then from nowhere appeared a chainsaw, and who can podcast when the sun is out and the chainsaws are calling… with any luck, you can imagine chirping birds and laughing children in place of spring’s clarion chainsaw call, listen quickly, then go outside and play.


Comments]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/10/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-2-of-5/feed/ 0 8:17 Yes, don't be misled by what you hear in the opening seconds of tonight's bedtime story. This was going to be chapters 2 and ... Yes, don't be misled by what you hear in the opening seconds of tonight's bedtime story. This was going to be chapters 2 and 3 (they're short), but then from nowhere appeared a chainsaw, and who can podcast when the sun is out and the chainsaws are calling... with any luck, you can imagine chirping birds and laughing children in place of spring's clarion chainsaw call, listen quickly, then go outside and play. Dostoevsky,,Fyodor Miette no No Dream of a Ridiculous Man (1 of 5) http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/09/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-1-of-5/ http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/09/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-1-of-5/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:36:36 +0000 miette http://www.miettecast.com/?p=25 then listen? ]]> Nothing says hither-springtime quite like the spin cycle of alienation, dispossession, malaise, apathy, and indifference! Perhaps it’s best to go for a long stroll in your nearest park, have a couple of classes of wodka, break your own heart and maybe a dish, and then listen? But, however you decide, don’t listen to the temptation to flee after the first chapter… hang tight on those tenterhooks, oh yes, there are FOUR CHAPTERS LEFT, don’t go anywhere!


Comments]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2005/04/09/dream-of-a-ridiculous-man-1-of-5/feed/ 1 15:04 Nothing says hither-springtime quite like the spin cycle of alienation, dispossession, malaise, apathy, and indifference! Perhaps it's best to go for a long stroll ... Nothing says hither-springtime quite like the spin cycle of alienation, dispossession, malaise, apathy, and indifference! Perhaps it's best to go for a long stroll in your nearest park, have a couple of classes of wodka, break your own heart and maybe a dish, and then listen? But, however you decide, don't listen to the temptation to flee after the first chapter... hang tight on those tenterhooks, oh yes, there are FOUR CHAPTERS LEFT, don't go anywhere! Dostoevsky,,Fyodor Miette no No