21 episodes

Works written and produced by Soren Narnia. The text of these stories is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA. Email: songofsadbirds@aol.com -- When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher asked me to sit next to a handicapped kid named Sean and help him along a little if I could. It wasn't easy, because he was quite slow, but I tried. When Sean got especially excited about something, or if he was told he had done something well, he would smile and shout out nonsense words. One of them I remember, which he used to shout many times over the few months I sat beside him, was "Sorinarneeya!" Again and again, it was a harmless word he used when he was happy, and seeing my puzzled expression would just make him say it once more, even more pleased than the first time: "Sorinarneeya!" For some reason that word stuck with me for years, until one day as an adult I realized how neatly and curiously it cut in half. And I thought that was so perfect, how this little gem of a thing had sprung from a bit of the absurd and a bit of the tragic. That seemed like all of life to me: momentary bits of perfection out of all the absurdity and tragedy. And amazingly, they just keep on coming. - SN

Those Snowy Nights You Read to Me, They'll Never Be Forgotten Soren Narnia

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    • 4.8 • 151 Ratings

Works written and produced by Soren Narnia. The text of these stories is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA. Email: songofsadbirds@aol.com -- When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher asked me to sit next to a handicapped kid named Sean and help him along a little if I could. It wasn't easy, because he was quite slow, but I tried. When Sean got especially excited about something, or if he was told he had done something well, he would smile and shout out nonsense words. One of them I remember, which he used to shout many times over the few months I sat beside him, was "Sorinarneeya!" Again and again, it was a harmless word he used when he was happy, and seeing my puzzled expression would just make him say it once more, even more pleased than the first time: "Sorinarneeya!" For some reason that word stuck with me for years, until one day as an adult I realized how neatly and curiously it cut in half. And I thought that was so perfect, how this little gem of a thing had sprung from a bit of the absurd and a bit of the tragic. That seemed like all of life to me: momentary bits of perfection out of all the absurdity and tragedy. And amazingly, they just keep on coming. - SN

    Little Boy Games

    Little Boy Games

    An ex-athlete reminisces fondly about his years in a half-forgotten, strictly mid-tier baseball league, recalling the characters, the laughter, and all the other tiny pleasures of a long chapter in his fortunate life.
    Written and performed by Soren Narnia.
    Music: “All There Is” by Mateja Kojadinovic, all rights reserved. Narrator: Linda Wojtowick.

    Photo by Hitoaki Koishikawa, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.

    • 1 hr 17 min
    The Angle of the Light

    The Angle of the Light

    In this love story set in a small American town in the late 19th century, a wanderer seeking shelter from troubling memories is changed forever by the women who befriend him there.
    Additional narration by Amy Paonessa.
    Music:
    ‘Wooden Starlight’ by Dear Gravity
    ‘Better Now’ and ‘Liquid Mirror - Piano Version’ by Philip Daniel Zach
    ‘Landscape with Airplanes in the Rain’ by REW‘Three’ by Neon Ridge

    • 2 hr 38 min
    In the Realm of the Eight Dollar Soda

    In the Realm of the Eight Dollar Soda

    Five movie parodies for those times when you get wistful about the closure of that discount theater you used to go to with your weird friend Sidney.
    The movies:
    Eyes Wide Shut - Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Solaris - Winter Light - Heat
    With Amy Paonessa, Jason Hill, Linda Wojtowick, Josh Hillinger, Cal Butera, Rich Albert, Les Lentz, and Soren Narnia.
    Written by Soren Narnia.
    Music by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com, as follows:
    "Night In Venice" 
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Dhaka”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3646-dhaka
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Send for the Horses”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4335-send-for-the-horses-by-kevin-macleod
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Danse of Questionable Tuning”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3603-danse-of-questionable-tuning
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Dark Walk”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3612-dark-walk
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Gregorian Chant”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3825-gregorian-chant
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Scheming Weasel (Faster Version)”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4326-scheming-weasel-faster-version
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Airport Lounge”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “’Dreams Become Real”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Hiding Your Reality”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3875-hiding-your-reality
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Minima”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4054-minima
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Prelude and Action”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Satiate (Only Percussion)”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4320-satiate---only-percussion-
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Tiny Fugue”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4531-tiny-fugue
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Canon in D Major”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3473-canon-in-d-major
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    “Easy Jam”
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3694-easy-jam
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Town With a Tranquil Name

    Town With a Tranquil Name

    A cryptic family album hiding a mystery 170 years old; a lonely cemetery revealing disturbing patterns no one will acknowledge; a dreaded knock at the door on a night of deserted streets, hushed voices, and villagers cowering by candlelight. These are a few of the elements of this tale of slowly mounting dread, in which an anguished mystery writer explores the secrets of a strange and ominous town beckoning her from the past. Abridged from the novel. 
    Additional narration by Amy Paonessa of The Bloodlust podcast.
    Music: “The Sea of Nothing” by Aquartos and “The Loner” by Pete Kneser, Getty Music.

    • 3 hr 43 min
    Tyrant, Draw Thy Sword

    Tyrant, Draw Thy Sword

    The year was 2007, and conditions in Bello Gardens, one of the most squalid and dangerous housing projects in America, were at their worst. Decimated by poverty, tortured by crime, and suffocated by neglect, the slum known cynically as the Joke faced a lonely, unnoticed death. When tensions in the community rose to a breaking point, the last remaining inhabitants of Bello Gardens--desperate gang members turned remorseless freedom fighters--vowed not to give up its deserted streets without a battle to the death. Tyrant, Draw Thy Sword is the fictional history of the tactical siege of the Joke, the tale of one December night when this country's troubled divide between cultures erupted in chaotic house-to-house warfare.
    Cast, in order of appearance:
    Soren Narnia - narrator
    Jason Hill - narrator
    Brian Lillie - narrator
    Seythe McCoy - Charles Le Beth
    Teddy Ray Bullard - Steven Dunkirk
    Sasha-Ann Simons - narrator
    Amy Paonessa - narrator
    Tausha Marshall - narrator
    Marcus Anderson - Herbert Le Beth
    Damon Alums - narrator
    Cherisse Rivera - narrator
    Savion Hays - Rod Baker
    Antonio King - Kojo Kendi
    MUSIC: Lee Rosevere, from “10 Minute Meditations,” licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere

    • 2 hr 5 min
    If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking

    If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking

    For diehard romantics only, these are the letters of a reckless stargazer who turned his back on reality to lose himself in a love story whose ending seemed foretold from the beginning.
    Narrated by Soren Narnia and Justy Gee of the Starless podcast. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    • 1 hr 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
151 Ratings

151 Ratings

GGrannyOg ,

He is #1 on my list no doubt by far

Soren helped unlock my literary mind and I am forever grateful; even more so to not have products and commercials shoved into my earhole while doing so

MGP Terps ,

Excellent

A 5 stars podcast with 5 star productions always

PaulBelcher ,

What podcasts are made for

These incredibly written short-ish works of fiction are, to me, the embodiment of a perfect podcast. Even though the subjects vary, Soren Narnia has a unique storytelling ability that shines both orally and written. His distinct style is stamped on all of these stories and I've found myself listening to each story repeatedly and uncovering something new each time. Give a few a try, “Loft”, “New Players...” and “A Short Oral History....” stand out to me. I recommend starting with one of those. Enjoy!

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