#killthecat

Στο τέλος θα πιστέψω ότι είσαι εδώ μα δεν είσαι πια εδώ παραμύθι μου μικρό και δεν είσαι πουθενά  

Θυμάμαι που μου είχες πει

αυτή η πόλη δεν έχει τέλος και αρχή

Κι έτσι της βάλαμε φωτιά

μ’ όλη τη φλόγα που `χαμε μέσα

στην καρδιά μωρό μου

Αν είμαι λίγο τυχερός

ίσως το βράδυ να ονειρευτώ

πως όλη η πόλη καίγεται ξανά

κι όλα στάχτη στο λεπτό

για να δεις τον ουρανό

Κάποτε ήμασταν αλλιώς

και δε φοβόμασταν τι θα φέρει ο καιρός

μα να που κάναμε τα ίδια λάθη τελικά

Και τώρα ξέρω είναι αργά

για να αλλάξουμε μυαλά μωρό μου.

Αν είμαι λίγο τυχερός

ίσως το βράδυ να ονειρευτώ

πως όλη η πόλη καίγεται ξανά

κι όλα στάχτη στο λεπτό

και τη θάλασσα θα δω

Αν είμαι λίγο τυχερός

ίσως το βράδυ να σ’ ονειρευτώ

Στο τέλος θα πιστέψω ότι είσαι εδώ

μα δεν είσαι πια εδώ

παραμύθι μου μικρό

και δεν είσαι πουθενά.

I won’t bury the lede--it’s about Kill the Cat, @jinxquickfoot​

You’ll notice from my Spotify account that I don’t have tons of leisure time to listen to what I want when I want. That’s essentially why I don’t really listen to podcasts--ain’t nobody got time for screening the good ones.

Having read your fics, I knew that at least I wouldn’t be bored, and honestly you’ve probably spent so much time writing and then handing them over to free, merely checking out your podcast felt like the least I could do.

I started with B99, because I wanted to start with something familiar to see if I could even “trust” your judgment, and was treated to 25 minutes of totally fun, nonstop insights. You guys pointed out and outlined things I had seen and recognized, but didn’t have a framework for properly identifying, if that makes sense.

My background is in literature, and a lot of what you discuss is parallel--so things like cinematic language just sort of fit with what I knew about storytelling, while being totally new to me. It just felt like effortlessly broadening my horizons, getting smarter while having fun (and washing dishes).

For a couple of marvelous weeks it was my go-to for my Friday morning chores (alone at home!), until one awful Friday when I realized I had been rash by listening to two-at-a-time, while you only publish once a month. I have since learned my lesson, and pace myself accordingly.

Anyway, thank you for plugging it at the end of your fics. I wouldn’t have found it otherwise (because, as I said, ain’t nobody got time for that), but I’m very happy that I did. It’s quality content independent of your writing, but I can see that it stems from the same nuanced understanding of text and narrative.

[aside: I debated how to do this, which is part of the reason it took me two months to give feedback. I finally decided to do it like this because 1) I didn’t know where I can leave a public review, 2) it’s easier to read a formatted post than a private “ask” text-block, and 3) although I have absolutely zero audience, sometimes people see things, and I hope people see this.]

Στο λαβύρινθο της πόλης ψάξε βρες με να με σώσεις

που μας έχουνε μπερδέψει με χιλιάδες αποχρώσεις

κι όλο ψάχνουμε να βρούμε της καρδιάς μας τα κομμάτια

Άγγιξέ με και θα βγάζω πεταλούδες απ'τα μάτια