… but let me introduce you to Stephen “Jesse” Bernstein, a man so closely tuned to the chatter in his head that he stabbed himself in the throat to shut it all up: My four-eyed anti-hero.

My initial goal for this site was to present a quantity of spoken material (with accompanying text, of course). A dearth of decent recording equipment prevented me from immediately realizing my very special plan for this site (I’ll be talking of “special plans” for a while now – thanks, Ligotti) though I did seek out [...]

I just had the opportunity to listen to some of the spoken word pieces hosted here and I am (ashamed? mortified? recalcitrant?) … horrified to admit that I encoded them incorrectly. Internet Explorer may yield double-time Chipmunks’ renditions. Suffice it to say that the issue has been corrected (for now, at least). Let me know [...]

Rarely does an episode of insomnia have so many ties to past efforts as this one – let’s review: A Chronology of Insomniac Work [Unknown circa 2002] – Scrawled ramblings which contributed to later efforts [Unknown circa 2004] – Wrote Operator Speaking: Locked Trace Assume Lethal (itself composed of many nights’ work – did not [...]

Rarely does an artist spark my interest with minimal exposure in the way I now find myself lost to Ligotti’s “special plan” – any plans I had for my own creative pursuits can only be described as Ligotti knock-offs. Pathetic? Desperately, for Ligotti is great. When everyone you have ever loved is finally gone when [...]

The Nondescript Citizens project began in 1999 and ended at some point in 2000. Fortunately, some materials survived. Visit NondescriptCitizens.com to download “Community Agenda” in its entirety or check out The Proletariat Dream for the only pre-Operator Speaking spoken word which I recall performing (taped telephone calls should not count).

I picked up a couple of remix albums by Dr. Speedlove and was reintroduced to the work of Meg Lee Chin who is (and this is far from any exaggeration) one of the most unique artists I have had the pleasure of listening to. I cannot offer any higher praise than the proof of her [...]