[podfic] Straw House, Straw Dog. From the poem collection Crush, by Richard Siken.

[vergoldung]

Title: Straw House, Straw Dog
Author: Richard Siken
Read by: vergoldung
Recipient: iwantchocopie aka Hyemiiii ♥
Rating: General audiences
Warnings: Death, grief.
Length: 4 minutes

Links : streaming or download


Notes: I'm learning to accept that it always takes me an average of four months to record anything, lol. There is this first step where I need to do one million experimental takes and edits, until I have a semi-clear idea of how I want the text to read. And then I'm too intellectual about it to get it right, ugh. Insert frustrated screams, followed up by a few months of avoidance. But when I do find myself inspired to try again? Everything flows naturally and it's not rare for the first take to be a wrap!!?? It's like I need to give all this text dissection and exercise in pace~ time to sink in until I don't need to think about it any longer...

I want to thank my darling Hyemi for inspiring me to record this. This is the most difficult piece I've recorded so far and let me tell you I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT WORKING ON IT THIS WAS THE HORROR. But now that it's done I'm so glad I didn't give up on it :) A million kisses to Rin, who gave me the needed push to finish this. My favorite bully ♥. And of course, all the thankings to my beta Alex, who always bears with my hysterical whining with impressive calmness. Guardian of my broken sanity :').

Comments

[iwantchocopie.livejournal.com]

ELEONOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~
oh god I love your voice so much; I'm flailing while listening to this YOUR VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also siken. BUT YOUR VOICE READING SIKEN. I'm DYING. I'M DEAD. BUT I LOVE YOU.

I'm dead and I love you.

[sissimoc.livejournal.com]

J'ai failli m'étouffer avec de l'eau quand j'ai vu que t'ecoutais du Milky Chance. En mode lol.
Bon sinon je t'ai déjà dit ce que je pensais donc ouais. La poésie c'est libre d'interprétation et c'est pas toujours explicable. Ta podfic est cool !
J'adore te laisser des comms super inutiles !! ♥

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

ikr genre trop tiep (mais haha je suis trop fan fml)
j'adore tes comms inutiles ils sont trop coolicool!!!!
lovilove ♥

[sissimoc.livejournal.com]

je suis trop pas surprise n'empêche ! (et la chanson est assez cool)
\♥/

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

c'est tellement du stoner trash. je peux ap résister.

[ever-neutral.livejournal.com]

IT'S ALIVE.

You've worked hard and done good work and should feel good. \<3/

((And your accent is a gift!!!!!)

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

crying bc u

((!!!!!!!!!! dont say things like these i am so weak !!!!!!!!))

[horatios.livejournal.com]

It's an honour to hear your voice, tbh.

DOES THIS MEAN YOU ARE BACK.

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

the honour is all mine omfg /embarrassed flailing

YES I AM BACK!!!! at least now that i've returned from my mini-vacation i am. ARE YOU????

[horatios.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it was mine, but :D

I AM ALWAYS HERE. Well, I will have no internet access from the 7th until like the 20th. BUT OTHER THAN THAT.

[vergoldung.livejournal.com]

friend.

today is the 21st DOES THAT MEAN YOU HAVE RETURNED?

*waiting patiently*