Fish Guts

You're a great storyteller, engineer, and producer. I'd be interested to hear your interaction with another voice to get a better grasp of your "hostiness." Good luck!

Talk about an automatic winner! That was so well written and produced and voiced I was ticked off when it was over. Now I have to wash my hands to make sure none of the vivid fish guts splattered on me.

I swear I can smell low tide.

Please tell me your are at least writing a novel about this experience, or a collection of short stories??? And if so are they blogged anywhere?

Your newest fan,

Sallyfranz
For a few laughs check out my entry.
Thanks.

"Both faith and fear are the belief in things not seen." S. Franz

This is one of my favorite entries. I can't think of anything else to say that hasn't already been said by these other folks! Except maybe, in the words of American Idol's Randy Jackson, "you know what I like about you dawg? You were just yourself, you kept it real. Yo."

Rachelle Atkins
Freelance Writer

The almost-deadpan delivery is perfect for the story, and the sound engineering is excellent. You've managed to get a lot of atmospherics and information into two minutes. Nice job!

May I never receive such a valentine.

I would listen to your audio letters home any day, though. I can't wait to hear the rest of your story.

...to college and my two buddies who worked the canneries thanks to a third who was an Alaska resident and got them their jobs. (One of them developed an unhealthy addiction to speed, just to be able to bear the monotony and the hours.)But you had to burn everything you owned at the end, right? including the tent, sleeping bags, all your clothes?

Your entry helped me see it all far better than any of their descriptions. Experiential radio at its finest. Great submission. You deserve to have underwriters bankroll your explorations - all of which we'd enjoy vicariously.

-- Linda

Visit me in my House by the Sea:
http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/1432
http://blog.syracuse.com/communitycritics/linda_lowen/

Your writing and delivery are truly impressive. You've captured something special here in such a natural way. You come off as an honest to goodness human being who takes risks and isn't afraid to admit when things don't go as planned.

Jen

You have made that which was invisible, compelling.

And given new meaning to the phrase "sleeping with the fish".

Steve

Curiosity is were all great conversations begin.

You've got a great style down. I too am surprised you haven't had as many comments as you should. I really like this piece.

Great job!

Hear my entry:

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/6455

I loved this. I don't quite understand why you don't have a ton more comments but there it is. This is (as Ira Glass says) really visual radio. Thanks for sharing your experience and for doing it in such a thoughtful way. Good luck!

-kb

Looking for answers? After checking out my submission here you can find them on www.prx.org/pieces/18374.

I felt like I was right there with you, for better or worse ;-) Great voice and warm sound. Nice job!

so well written and delivered. Poetically visual.

You effectively took the romance out of the sometimes fantasy of dropping everything--and all connections to things non-coastal--and taking up cannery work as a recluse.

Your voice and words are smooth and clever, and a pleasure to listen to, even when talking about fish guts.

Fantastic work, excellent use of ambient sound and compelling personality. You have talent dripping down your collar!

Nicely done. A good sense of place.