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If on a Summer's Night a Traveler...

Snoozecast

Snoozecast

Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Tonight, we’ll read “If On a Summer’s Night a Traveler...”, a Snoozecast original. The story is an homage to Julio Cortazar’s “The Continuity of Parks” and Italo Calvino’s “If on a winter’s night a traveler”. This meta-fiction follows a group around the campfire deciding what story to tell, while eventually settling on one that seems to converge — with their own reality. — read by 'M' — Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/snoozecast) Listen Ad-Free on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0

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0:53.0

This episode is brought to you by our Patreon supporters and by Golden Retrievers.

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Tonight, we'll read if on a summer's night, a traveler, a snooze-cast original.

1:08.5

The story is an homage to Julio Cortezars, the continuity of parks, and Italia Calvinos, if on a winter's night a traveler.

1:21.0

This metaphiction follows a group around the campfire deciding what story to tell,

1:27.0

while eventually settling on one that seems to converge with their own reality.

1:33.0

Let's get cozy.

1:41.0

Let's get cozy.

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Close. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed. Now, take a few deep breaths. If on a summer's night, a traveler. The mellow-scented mountain air becomes cool as late dusk falls across the

2:21.4

range in silken blues and phantom purples.

2:27.0

The laughter of the day recedes slowly,

2:32.0

like the tide going out.

2:37.0

Waiting to come back the next morning over some good-natured ribbing and a cup of coffee.

2:45.0

Another log is thrown on the fire.

2:50.0

This was a solid group, had seen a lot together, had done a lot together.

3:00.4

New when it was time to turn inwards, and knew knew when to project,

3:05.0

to project.

3:07.0

And for the last hour or so,

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