 | A WRITER'S WIT |
Today's podcast features excerpts from "Snarked," a story from my collection, My Long-Playing Records and Other Stories. Instead of attending a reading—dressing up, driving to a venue—you can listen to this reading I'm about to bring to you! And if you'd like to have a signed bookplate, send me a message using the contact box on my home page (see above), and I'll mail you one. ¶ This narrative is set in the 1990s, adapted freely from my experience teaching high school English for ten years—a place, as great as it was, that always bothered me because of the two distinct populations passing like ships in the night. This story is my attempt to satirize what I saw. Click the "Play" button.
MUSIC TRACKS:
Ace of Base, a performance of "Living in Danger," by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, recorded 1993, Arista.
Cairn and Johnson and Nigel Ogden, a performance of "Bright Play On," recorded 2010, on Wurlitzer, Hammond, and Cathedral Organ Music.
Chumbawamba, in a performance of "Tubthumping," by Chumbawamba, recorded 1996-7, on Tubthumpers, Republic, UD 53099.
Church Organ All Stars, in a performance of "Halloween Pipe Organ Suite 1," with Michael Silverman, recorded 2008, Autumn Hill Records.
Grease company, a performance of "Born to Hand Jive," by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, recorded 1972, on Grease - The Original Cast Album, MGM Records.
Mexican Mariachi Party, a performance of "Mexico En Polka," by Cinco de Mayo, recorded by Mariachi Zapapan.
Musical Creations Studio Musicians, in a performance of "One Hand, One Heart," from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, recorded 2010.
P. Diddy, a vocal performance of "Bad Boy for Life," by P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry, recorded 2001, Arista.
Ace of Base, a performance of "Living in Danger," by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, recorded 1993, Arista.
Cairn and Johnson and Nigel Ogden, a performance of "Bright Play On," recorded 2010, on Wurlitzer, Hammond, and Cathedral Organ Music.
Chumbawamba, in a performance of "Tubthumping," by Chumbawamba, recorded 1996-7, on Tubthumpers, Republic, UD 53099.
Church Organ All Stars, in a performance of "Halloween Pipe Organ Suite 1," with Michael Silverman, recorded 2008, Autumn Hill Records.
Grease company, a performance of "Born to Hand Jive," by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, recorded 1972, on Grease - The Original Cast Album, MGM Records.
Mexican Mariachi Party, a performance of "Mexico En Polka," by Cinco de Mayo, recorded by Mariachi Zapapan.
Musical Creations Studio Musicians, in a performance of "One Hand, One Heart," from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, recorded 2010.
P. Diddy, a vocal performance of "Bad Boy for Life," by P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry, recorded 2001, Arista.
NEXT TIME: NEW YORKER FICTION 2015
BEHIND THE BOOK: My Long-Playing Records & Other Stories. In these posts I speak of the creative process I use to write each story. Buy a copy here!
Date of Original Post:
11/13/14 — Introduction to My Long-Playing Records
11/20/14 — "My Long-Playing Records" — The Story
11/27/14 — "A Certain Kind of Mischief"
12/04/14 — "Ghost Riders"
12/11/14 — "The Best Mud"
12/18/14 — "Handy to Some"
12/25/14 — "Blight"
01/01/15 — "A Gambler's Debt"
01/09/15 — "Tales of the Millerettes"
01/15/15 — "Men at Sea"
01/22/15 — "Basketball Is Not a Drug"
01/29/15 — "Engineer"
02/05/15 — "Snarked"
02/12/15 — "Killing Lorenzo"
02/19/15 — "The Age I Am Now"
02/26/15 — "Bathed in Pink"
Date of Original Post:
11/13/14 — Introduction to My Long-Playing Records
11/20/14 — "My Long-Playing Records" — The Story
11/27/14 — "A Certain Kind of Mischief"
12/04/14 — "Ghost Riders"
12/11/14 — "The Best Mud"
12/18/14 — "Handy to Some"
12/25/14 — "Blight"
01/01/15 — "A Gambler's Debt"
01/09/15 — "Tales of the Millerettes"
01/15/15 — "Men at Sea"
01/22/15 — "Basketball Is Not a Drug"
01/29/15 — "Engineer"
02/05/15 — "Snarked"
02/12/15 — "Killing Lorenzo"
02/19/15 — "The Age I Am Now"
02/26/15 — "Bathed in Pink"
My Long-Playing Records Podcasts:
03/12/15 — "A Certain Kind of Mischief"
03/26/15 — "The Best Mud"
04/02/15 — "Handy to Some"
04/09/15 — "Tales of the Millerettes"
04/16/15 — "Men at Sea"
04/23/15 — "My Long-Playing Records"
04/30/15 — "Basketball Is Not a Drug"
05/07/15 — "Snarked"
03/12/15 — "A Certain Kind of Mischief"
03/26/15 — "The Best Mud"
04/02/15 — "Handy to Some"
04/09/15 — "Tales of the Millerettes"
04/16/15 — "Men at Sea"
04/23/15 — "My Long-Playing Records"
04/30/15 — "Basketball Is Not a Drug"
05/07/15 — "Snarked"
RSS Feed