Audio Club is a place to meet, workshop and develop ideas through monthly audio challenges. This intriguing experiment launched by All The Best Radio, kicked off with the first challenge: create 5-7 minute pieces about anything and everything in the whole entire world.

The catch? The piece had to incorporate 60 seconds of absolute, pin-drop silence.

This is how I tackled the challenge, remembering the women and men who fought and sacrificed for the elimination of the fascist regime. Forever against fascism and fascists.

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All The Best Radio (my third place in me second home)

A swirl of sounds and sensations, listening to this piece is like entering a circus. Still, instead of clowns and illusionists, you'll find: libraries, librarians mistreating innocent children, thunders, revenge, dark nights, betrayal, tax fraud (just a little bit), more thunders, Berlin in the '80s, translations, revenge, triumph, cautionary tales.

Disclaimer: no books were harmed while making this piece.

Awarded Transom's Small, Random, Meaningful. transom.org/2023/every-library-in-my-life/

Special Mention at the Australian Black Snapper International Film Festival (Audio section).

"Delicious and bittersweet treat to enjoy with headphones."
Orecchiabile, 17 July 2024

Winner Audionomia's best mini-headphone & Hörspielsommer Kurzhörspielwettbewerbs.

Set in one of my favourite non-places, the arrivals at a railway platform, and inspired by Wisława Szymborska's poem "Dworzec" (The Railroad Station), My non arrival is an emotional journey that explores the intricacies of human connection and the bittersweet dance of hope and detachment.

In My non arrival the estrangement between the protagonist and the voice of the announcer becomes an evocative thread that weaves through the narrative.

As listeners immerse in the soundscape of a bustling train station, a poignant sense of distance unfolds, born from the announcer addressing the protagonist directly.

The voice of the announcer, though authoritative and guiding, accentuates the protagonist's isolation. It's as if the world around her acknowledges her presence but remains distant, unattainable.

Each announcement becomes a reminder of her yearning for connection, the anticipation of her beloved's arrival, and the profound vulnerability that accompanies unmet expectations.

As the train approaches, the estrangement deepens, as the protagonist stands on the precipice of hope and despair.

The announcer's instructions on how to approach the carriage, the gentle warning to ignore the embraces of strangers, and the delicate reminder to carefully search for her love within the crowd emphasise the weight of her solitude.

The departure of the train, coupled with the announcer's matter-of-fact declarations, reverberates with the ache of unfulfilled longing.

The protagonist finds herself at the crossroads of acceptance and heartache, where the pain of non-arrival meets the poetry of possibilities.

With this audio piece, I hope to draw the listener into an emotional journey that explores the intricacies of human connection and the bittersweet dance of hope and detachment.

The estrangement produced by the voice of the announcer, speaking directly to the protagonist, reflects the universal experience of seeking intimacy amidst a world that may, at times, feel distant and elusive.