Sign of the Times
I used to go down the mountain regularly to restock my handmade jewelry at the Roanoke Coop and Seeds of Light. My jewelry crafting days are over, but I have a new product to peddle now…
Yesterday, I went down into the valley to tape a couple of essays that will hopefully eventually be aired on WVTF, our area’s public radio station. This activity makes one of the top 10s on my “Things that make me need extra deodorant” list. Although, reading in a studio with one other person present isn’t as nerve wracking as reading to a live audience can be for me, I didn’t feel on my mark. Not enough sleep or enough preparation? Nervous about the exposure?
Later, my husband, Joe, comforting me after I told him that my first reading last year went better, said “Well, usually, we’re not as bad as we think we are.”
All I can do at this point is hope that he’s right!
September 22nd, 2005 9:54 am
So exciting about reading your essays in the studio. I bet Joe is right about doing better than you think you did — good luck with having them broadcast! I’m visiting from Michele’s today.
September 22nd, 2005 10:13 am
I’ll be keeping my figures crossed that it turned out better than you feel about it.
September 22nd, 2005 10:43 am
Yep! He’s right. ; )
September 22nd, 2005 11:04 am
Way to go on taping your essays for public broadcast!
I am sure your husband is right. We are often too hard on ourselves.
September 22nd, 2005 11:17 am
Good luck. Its nice to know your husband is so supportive!
September 22nd, 2005 1:01 pm
I’m sure you did great. And everything takes practice, the more you do it, the better you’ll get 🙂
September 22nd, 2005 3:02 pm
How wonderful! Can we who are across the country go to your public radio station’s website and hear your essays? Good luck. Vashti
September 22nd, 2005 4:38 pm
Once they get aired you should be able to go to the site and hear them. One is about summer, so it wouldn’t air until next summer. I had one that aired in May (Memorial Day)…about my dad as a WWII vet…that I posted here and people were able to hear it. If you look on my sidebar of categories under Public Radio Essay…you can see it, but the the audio isn’t up on their site anymore.
Hey, thanks for all your feedback!
September 22nd, 2005 6:21 pm
I remember hearing the reading you did of the essay about you father and thought you did a great job. I’m sure you did fine on this on too.