{"id":1759,"date":"2012-09-24T11:44:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T09:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2012-09-24T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T10:03:00","slug":"sound-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/09\/sound-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been messing about with SoundCloud and have recorded myself reading one of my posts<\/a> from earlier this year, so those of you who’ve never heard my dulcet tones can have whatever illusions you might have been harbouring about my voice shattered.<\/p>\n

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Can you hear me now, mother?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You’re welcome.<\/p>\n

But wait!<\/p>\n

Before you dive straight into the recording, I recommend listening to The Divine Comedy track that inspired me to write it: Too Young to Die. Far less morbid than the title indicates, it’s a beautiful, wistful song that talks about how, at certain points, you just need to shake off the shackles of a past life and go. Yeah, it’s pretty damn relevant, so\u00a0turn up your speakers and give it a listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Listen to this …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK. That done, are you sitting comfortably?<\/p>\n

Then I’ll begin …<\/p>\n

Click here to listen\u00a0to me reading<\/a><\/p>\n

Images: Creative Commons<\/em><\/p>\n

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