Karl is Narrating

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In this podcast I narrate the stories that I've written. You can find more here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com

Karel Dijksma


    • Jul 21, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 83 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Karl is Narrating

    The Crimson Moon and a Stellar Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 6:19


    There is no escaping fate for Moon, she is now painted crimson. Read the story here. #occult #series #crimsonmoon

    The Crimson Moon Awakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 6:13


    Moon awakes and needs to accept the consequences of her actions. Read the story here.

    The Moon Turns Crimson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 6:18


    Moon is finding out her fate is set and what the role of the spectres are. #shortstory #crimsonmoon #occult

    Dear Mildred - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 6:43


    In the end, the rain went away. What was left is the world as we shaped it. #rain #melancholy Read the story here

    Dear Mildred - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 6:11


    Inspired by all the rain, one can only wonder; where does it come from? The melancholy of leaving behind his duty and the melancholy of this land that only knows rain. #rain #melancholy #shortstory Read the story here.

    Dear Mildred - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 5:53


    Inspired by all the rain, this story continues as starts his way home. The melancholy of leaving behind his duty and the melancholy of this land that only knows rain. Read the story here.

    Dear Mildred - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 5:42


    When it feels the rain doesn't end, it takes over the world, we end up living in the thin film between water and clouds. It's hard to even imagine something else exists. This story was my journey lost in melancholy. #rain #melancholy #shortstory

    Woven Paths

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 5:47


    There are times that I keep on going in loops. I have to find and recenter myself to get out of it. Recently I went walking in the forest and there was a moment this idea felt tangible. #shortstory #anxiety #forest #iamlost Read the story here.

    The Grass is Greener in the Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 6:12


    Often I go back to memories of simpler times when romance was in the air and inconvenience was an afterthought. When spending time experiencing things together was more than enough. #night #meteorshower #romance #shortstory Read the story here.

    Lake Party - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 6:47


    I easily find myself enamored with someone, attached and dependent. In that case my mind knows what my heart doesn't. #lakeside #party #sliceoflife #shortstory

    From Mountain to Ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 6:45


    Since the first time I saw the stars, they have fed my imagination. The more I see of them, the more I want to be among them. #shortstory #stars #daydream

    Lake Party - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 5:47


    My direction and purpose should be my own. I can chase others thinking they will make me happy, but if I am happy by myself, things will always fall apart. #lakeside #party #sliceoflife #shortstory Ready the story here.

    Staring at the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 6:43


    In December I got the flu, the short days and the wet weather left me in a state of hibernation. This is a reflection on how I felt. #flu #reflection #shortstory #amwriting You can read the story here.

    A Friendly Cabin - Part 4 - Lost in Autumn Fog

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 6:24


    Sometimes I get caught up in something beautiful and I get lost. This was one of those moments, it was a beautiful little moment. #autumn #fog #shortstory Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Static Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 6:47


    Recently I was caught by the rain and I recalled having stood here before. I recall how this vision has been a constant in a world of change. #narration #shortstory #author #nostalgia #rain #town Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Lake Party - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 6:28


    Several years ago I visited a town near a lake. There was kindness to that atmosphere. It felt like life for a moment was just easier. #lakeside #party #sliceoflife #amwriting #author #shortstory Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Blue Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 7:11


    Sometimes it's easy to stress out and get stuck in your own thoughts. The question is, even when you get stuck, do you stop moving forwards? #amwriting #writer #author #shortstory #walking #stuck #lostinthought Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    The Last Halloween - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 7:25


    To get in the mood for the scary season, a little story based on some nightmares mixed in with some places I recall from a long time ago and a dash of pumpkin spice. #amwriting #writer #author #shortstory #halloween #nightmares Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    The Last Halloween - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 6:15


    To get in the mood for the scary season, a little story based on some nightmares mixed in with some places I recall from a long time ago and a dash of pumpkin spice. Read the story here. #amwriting #writer #author #shortstory #halloween #nightmares --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    The Pace of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 7:09


    Meditation can be a place of warmth and safety and security. It can also take you on an unexpected journey. #amwriting #writer #author #shortstory #meditation #journey #introspection Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Dragged by the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 7:28


    Sometimes I get lost between what is real and what is a dream. Sometimes I feel like I've spent a day and then wake up and nothing of it happened. Sometimes this dream seems more real than anything else. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Staircase

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 6:39


    When I was younger a special friend and I shared a special moment. Recently we looked back to that moment, back when we were young and we were spying on our parents. Read the story here. #amwriting #writer #author #shortstory #memories #nostalgia #reminisce --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Saturated

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 6:35


    Deep hues, saturated colors, summer around me is vibrant and thick and soft. Colors so deep, they are like syrup. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Morning at the Mosel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 6:43


    I woke up after an unusual evening and a strange night. Confronted with new emotions and experiences. Reflective of how it makes me me. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Friendly Cabin - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 6:17


    It's been a while since I was at the cabin, memories come back and I learn to move on. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Grandmother

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 6:38


    I met my grandmother exactly once and the experience stayed with me. If only because that day felt more akin a dream than reality. #amwriting #writer #author #shortstory #memories Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Frank - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 6:46


    This is a story about a man, Frank, who finds a door in his apartment. The question is, where does this door lead to? Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Frank - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 6:35


    This is a story about a man, Frank, who finds a door in his apartment. The question is, where does this door lead to? Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Blue Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 6:23


    There was an uncle who we would visit that lived in a place that felt very different, caught in an older age. When we went there, we would come by older buildings, abandoned industry, something about it keeps coming back to my dreams. This one too. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Solid Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 6:08


    Eindhoven has a history of industry, something that felt special when it was vibrant with life. #amwriting #writer #author #writing #eindhoven #dream #industry Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Inner Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 6:39


    Recently a storm came and I felt paralyzed, it just came over me. Part of me wanted to fight, other parts were lost. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    City Hideaway

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 6:34


    In a strange dream I was in a city I've never been in, being guided to a place I've never seen. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Lifting the Fog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 5:51


    For some reason I found myself at the start of a path, a one way path in between foggy fields with grass. Then the path ended and I had to adjust. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Playground Unexpected

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 5:40


    Recently I went past a construction site and I instantly was transported back to a time when there was construction going on near a former school friend of mine. Confronted with how some things had changed, and others hadn't. Read the story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Friendly Cabin - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 4:52


    After arriving and enjoying an evening, sleeping in a cabin in the rain, the sounds and smells bring a familiar serenity to me. Read the original story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Friendly Cabin - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 5:31


    Somewhere between recent and old memories I think back fondly of times I spent in the woods. A cabin away from the rush of the world. Read the story here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Traveling Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 6:22


    Moon gets closer to getting some answers, direction and maybe even purpose of what is going on and why. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2022/02/04/a-traveling-moon/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Ten Days of Slumber

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 5:48


    Recently the short days hit me hard and I found myself hiding in shade and fog. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2022/01/21/ten-days-of-slumber/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Snowchild

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 6:04


    It's winter, it's cold and I long for snow. The silence it brings and the overwhelming light. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Concrete Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 6:11


    Jaded and in a place that feels like no Christmas spirit can exist, out of nothing it does come to me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Monochromatic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 5:20


    Autumn is bringing back memories, I find warmth in grey skies and wet roads. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

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    The Long Waking Up - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 7:16


    Earlier this year I submitted a piece, it was not included in a publication so I decided to publish it here now in two parts. The theme was Isolation and Emergence, since this came just after the Dutch lockdown and my own problems with that, it revolved around the emergence from this lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    The Long Waking Up - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 6:25


    Earlier this year I submitted a piece, it was not included in a publication so I decided to publish it here now in two parts. The theme was Isolation and Emergence, since this came just after the Dutch lockdown and my own problems with that, it revolved around the emergence from this lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Morning Cycling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 6:18


    I was stuck in a recurring dream recently where I was on a bicycle roundabout and I couldn't go anywhere. My solution was to write myself out of it in this story. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/10/29/morning-cycling/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Moon's New Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 5:58


    Moon leaves the comfort of her home and travels for the first time. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/10/15/a-moons-new-horizon/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    The Spirit Beckons the Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 7:17


    In the final part of The House Beckons the Fire Arthur is given an impossible choice. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/10/01/the-spirit-beckons-the-fire/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Moonlight and Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 6:34


    When I was young we went to visit friends of my parents, that day stayed with me. We watched a house. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/09/17/moonlight-and-silence/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Satisfying Smile - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 7:27


    In the second part of a satisfying smile, we're transported to a different world and we explore each other as we welt into the world. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/09/03/a-satisfying-smile-part-2/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    Silence And A Breeze

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 6:22


    In a city I barely recall in a year I forgot almost entirely, one visit stood out. This story describes that visit and the moment that I will never forget. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/silence-and-a-breeze/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Night At The Mosel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 6:32


    Reminiscing about a holiday a long time ago, an awakening of physical intimacy. Read the story here: https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/a-night-at-the-mosel/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

    A Satisfying Smile - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 6:29


    Across the room, a vision to behold, there she was. Something about the moment was magical. https://karliswriting.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/a-satisfying-smile-part-1/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karliswriting/message

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