Went for a run this morning. Getting back into running, and it feels great. I’m going to run with a new friend every week in the hills, because who doesn’t want insanely beautiful views whilst they’re huffing and puffing? Anyway, I need to get back into a regular rhythm, and I forgot how good it feels to move your body before work—it’s really grounding.
Stumbled on another podcast—I can’t even remember how—called Gone, by Sunny Moraine. I’ve spent so long seeking out audio stories (not audiobooks, or at least “not audiobooks the way they’re often narrated”) that work well with a solo narrator, and there are so few examples. Gone is an exceptional example. Truly hooked. Unreasonably gripping.
In the creators own words, it was made “with a cheap mic and Audacity” (the free editing software, but it takes some lowercase-a audacity to make something this good on a shoestring). Like many folks, I tie myself in knots thinking about the equipment and software I use, and here’s Sunny absolutely nailing it with basic stuff. Humbling.
It also helped me to realize that I can just make sketches (of audio stories) about anything, or just something I’m sort-of interested in, or something I’d enjoy recording foley for. For some reason I’m weirdly into lighthouses and the life of a lighthouse keeper right now. There’s probably something here? I should just start. I can almost hear it already.