At 90 years old, some of my grandmother Marnie Sproule’s memories were starting to fade. I recorded conversations with her to preserve some of her stories before it was too late. Throughout the process, I realised that memories are precarious, and can’t be trusted. Science fiction approaches to memory can offer explanations; of how the Mandela effect and time travel create glitches in our perceptions of reality. But then, how do we hold onto precious memories, before they’re gone? Even though they’re gone? Why are they gone? Are they gone? Are… they… gone, gone, gone?

Link to transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zqbfLmph9qpUtHp3bNsLn4mKQ5PZm_7C/view?usp=sharing

A podcast by Erin MacIndoe Sproule

Composition and Sound Design by Curtis Walker aka blunderspublik

Story Support by Dawn Matheson

Illustration by Gillian Wilson

Reference to Some Memories About Memory by Devon Kerslake

This project is supported by the Ontario Arts Council.

This is an Anthroscope Media production.