Episode 06 of the “Beyond Language’s Reach” podcast: “Wake Up”. As with previous episodes, I read a piece of my writing before playing some music directly inspired by it. This time I do so on guitar, and once again the music is completely made up on the spot. When improvising, I try to get into my head and heart the feeling the piece of writing gave me, and then just run with it, see where it takes me. This one transported me right back to early 1993….

The piece of prose I read during this episode comprises a cluster of entries from a journal I kept while traveling around southeast China and eastern Tibet. I was nineteen at the time.

Arya makes another cameow :-)

For those of you interested in watching the video version of this episode, I have posted it on YouTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPEa4lYgQoI

Thank you for listening! The Beyond Language’s Reach podcast is my attempt to combine my two passions—writing and music. Feedback is always welcome! This is a work in progress, and I’ve decided not to edit out any mistakes / bloopers / etc., so feel free to give me a piece of your mind in the comments section.

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