I’ve been playing with an audio recorder. I recorded a story I had written a few years ago and originally posted on October 14, 2018. I shared it with my kids, two sisters and my nieces. Most gave it a thumbs up. Jackie shared it with the members her “pretty ladies club”. I think that’s the name. One of them gave it thumbs up too.
David said that he could tell I was “reading the story” rather than telling it. He’s heard me tell thousands over his forty-nine years. A ton have been about him and his family. I agree that spontaneity is the better choice for oral dissertations, but it doesn’t work for story telling blogs unless you memorize them, and I haven’t.
I’m heading to Europe on the 16th of June. That will be the final new story I post until I come back. While I’m gone, I plan to post a previously written composition as an audio file. If it works, I’ll be uploading my stories from my phone as I’m leaving my computer behind. You shouldn’t notice a difference as long as the internet sends the story across the Atlantic. You’ll be able to click on it and listen.
Before I get too carried away with this experiment, let’s see how you like listening to me read. I’ll give it my best shot. You let me know.