Lea Lawson - VA

In typical fashion, I'm introducing myself after the fact... So, hi!

Whomst: Lea

From: Straya!

What: Actor (VA)

When: Now?

Pronouns: She/Her

Queer? Bi

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Background: Aussie/Filo

Misc: I part-time wear a hearing aid (if I remember to charge/bring it in crowds)

Links? Linktree & Website

Road work ahead? I sure hope it does!

E7. Siphon - They are trapped by what they are. They are trapped by what they are?

Vignettes, an improvised audio drama. Sci-fi suspense where you fill in the blanks, and every episode is different from the last.

Click here to listen -> Throw on those headphones, and talk yourself into or out of tearing apart your inner nature here Heading into the booth I genuinely didn't think Siphon would be the final episode; but these things have a way of choosing for you.

I woke up with that gravel in my voice and said: okay, we're gonna work with that. Wasn't expecting to be working with a lot of rage, however. And the rage and complexity of identity of this being has been long brewing.

Fun fact: though I felt this was an anthology, it was not long after I started talking did I realise I was wrong. It legitimately was "Charlie Kelly, wild-eyed, with the red strings" as I spoke lmao and I was making connections to the other episodes left, right, and centre. And that made me oh so excited, listener (my grinning between spitting venom must have looked so strange). Am I going to explain what connections I made though? Absolutely not :D Because this show isn't about explanations. It's about allowing raw emotion to surface. It's about the journey. It's about finding what moments or words connect to you, and discovering why that is significant.

It certainly made me think afterward why these moments hit me so hard. Even just acknowledging those feelings was important.

Vignettes was important for me to make. I didn't know I needed it, or that it was coming, but it made itself known to me anyway.

I hope you can have an outlet too -in any way that makes sense to you- because the world is on fire and feeling connected to others is more crucial than ever. They want us to feel alone, and disconnect from ourselves. I need you to know that you are not alone, not in physical space nor in your feelings, and that those feelings are real and valid.

Grief wears many faces.

Acknowledge it.

Sit with it.

But don't let it consume you.

You've got this.

-Lea

Episode art by Maria Damianou.

Seeker played by me.

Transcript link can be found in the show notes of your podplayer.

Coming up next week: Nothing! That's all she figuratively wrote, my loves!

E6. Glitch - They volunteer to test experimental tech. Was it worth the money?

Vignettes, an improvised audio drama. Sci-fi suspense where you fill in the blanks, and every episode is different from the last.

Click here to listen -> Throw on those headphones, use your nose if you have to, and make your choice here I did not expect to be revisiting this genre, but it happened. And boy did it keep me there. I reckon I had as much fun adding SFX & music to this as I did recording the happenings! I had no idea how to make a "not quite in one place" vocal effect, so working out how to audibly represent that was a real fun experimental pushing of buttons in my DAW until I found it. And when I had the idea of how to use the music, I was grinning like an idiot. I legitimately sat at my laptop until I was satisfied with the outcome - just like I've done with every episode; all done in one go & no second guessing whatever I came up with. So, hopefully my enjoyment is apparent when you listen to this poor protagonist's NDA journey haha.

Episode art by Maria Damianou.

Number played by me.

Transcript link can be found in the show notes of your podplayer.

Coming up next week: The final episode! Already?? Apparently!! When I got to episode six, I thought maybe we'd get to eight? But, the stories chose and dictated themselves, and it decided that that was the end of the series. It decided to come back around.