This is one of two five-ish minute samples I have to offer of my version of Walter M. Miller's 1951 classic (if under appreciated) speculative tale of tragedy, despair, prejudice, comprehension, acceptance, and ultimately redemption, and it is set right here in beautiful Houston and Galveston, Texas! The full 2+hour recording is an unabridged reading with sound effects added in strategic locations as a bit of gravy for the listener, but they are subtle and don't detract from the overall listening experience, so don't worry about that if sound effects aren't your thing. DB is probably my all-time favorite sci-fi/spec-fi story and I think I did it justice, but as always, I’ll let you be the judge. I wish I could figure out how to obtain the rights to the story itself so I could try and market the entire project (I think it really turned out well), but I guess we all have to learn to walk before we can run, am I right?

Audiobook: Dark Benediction (Excerpt 01) - Paul and Willie in Hospital

This is the second of two five-ish minute samples I have to offer of my version of Walter M. Miller's 1951 classic (if under appreciated) speculative tale of tragedy, despair, prejudice, comprehension, acceptance, and ultimately redemption, and it is set right here in beautiful Houston and Galveston, Texas! The full 2+hour recording is an unabridged reading with sound effects added in strategic locations as a bit of gravy for the listener, but they are subtle and don't detract from the overall listening experience, so don't worry about that if sound effects aren't your thing. DB probably my all-time favorite sci-fi/spec-fi story and I think I did it justice, but as always, I’ll let you be the judge. I wish I could figure out how to obtain the rights to the story itself so I could try and market the entire project (I think it really turned out well), but I guess we all have to learn to walk before we can run, am I right?

Audiobook: Dark Benediction (Excerpt 02) - Dr. Severs educates Paul

Here is the complete audiobook as read by yours truly. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years. If so, drop me a line and share your thoughts--I'd love to hear them and share my own!

Dark Benediction_2024-11-15

NPR's full-cast dramatization of this outstanding short-ish story of prejudice, love, and redemption--first tried over-the-air in 1990, if I recall correctly.

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Born and raised in my beloved Wisconsin, I'm a former US Marine, retired police officer, loving dad and husband (and dog and cat guardian, too)--now budding (hopefully) soon-to-be-famous voiceover artist living here in beautiful Space City, Texas. Let's make some beautiful audio together!

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