I have a story called The Goode Daughter in the new Algebra which is the literary journal of Tramway, the Glasgow arts venue. It’s set during the Salem Witch Trials and has rather idiosyncratic spelling to reflect the times and the character. I’d love to know what you think of the story.
I was asked to record an audio version which was daunting but fun, especially as it was recorded sitting on a toilet (seat down) in a small bathroom reading into a screen microphone whose lead trailed out under the door. Very much like the experience of Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, except on a rather different kind of throne. Sadly I wasn’t quite able to manage an authentic 17th Century accent, my voice sounds very, very Scottish indeed – do I really talk like that? Thanks to Sean, the sound engineer, for his patience and for letting me put the audio file here (you can also hear it on Tramway’s site).
Thanks also to Algebra’s editor Beatrice Colin. The other stories in Issue 3 are really excellent and I’m happy to be among them.
Andrea Mullaney 