Podfic: "Into a Far Country" by Keerawa

[suzumenoko]

This is a beautiful and wondrous story. Fraser goes missing suddenly, and Ray's efforts to bring him back lead them on a journey that is full of insight, magic, and bittersweet longing.

Comments

[keerawa]

I've just downloaded this, and am looking forward to listening to it! I was fascinated by your analysis, looking at ways that this story moves with and against the grain of various genres of myth. he can only embrace love while dreaming is a marvelous way of describing Fraser here. And your artwork - gorgeous! I enjoyed your explanation of the roots of the imagery and font.

Would you mind if I mirrored the podfic on my own site?

[suzumenoko]

Yes, by all means, please feel free to mirror the podfic on your site.

Thank you for your kind words.

I was really drawn to this story because it was working off what is essentially a bit of fanfic itself, albeit one so ancient and venerable that old-school academics would no doubt sniff at the analogy. In classical Japanese literature and art there's a term for this: mitate (http://tinyurl.com/y9poavm) where both the "original" and the transformative work are held in the mind simultaneously. It seemed to me that that was happening here, and I wanted to think about it more.

(I also liked it because Ray was so sweet, and Dief was so perfect....)

FWIW, I put a bigger version of the cover on Photobucket: http://tinyurl.com/yc2enhl

Many thanks for all your wonderful stories, and thanks again for permission to record this one.

[aphelant]

On behalf of the audiofic archive, here are your links:

http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/into-far-country
http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/into-far-country-m4a

:)

[suzumenoko]

Many thanks, aphelant. For this and all of your team's generous work.

[akamine_chan]

A blurb on ds_noticeboard would be nice, since a lot of people love this story...

[suzumenoko]

By all means. I was waiting for the URLs from audiofic.

Love your work, akamine_chan.

[akamine_chan]

Hee. Well, I didn't mean to be pushy. Sometimes people forget, or don't realize there's a noticeboard, and then their wonderful podfics languish, unloved and unappreciated...*g*

And thank you for the kind words. They were unexpected but treasured, nonetheless.

[suzumenoko]

=^.^= (purr)

[luzula]

Ha, I should have commented here instead. Interesting commentary, and I love the cover.

[suzumenoko]

It's very thoughtful of you to comment in both places. Thank you for your kind words.

[j_s_cavalcante]

WOW, I'm very impressed. Podfic and art AND scholarship. *downloads with glee*

Thank you so much for sharing this. I listen to podfic while I paint, and when painting dS art it's doubly helpful. I'm painting angsty keerawa-inspired art, too. So this is beyond perfect. I haven't heard it yet, but have already enjoyed another of your podfics, so I know what a terrific reader you are. \o/

[suzumenoko]

Thank you. What a great thing to hear. I saw your fabulous Ray+GTO portrait and was awed. It's oils, right? Such a hard medium (I've always feared it--it takes so much patience and restraint).

Can't wait to see the piece you're working on now. Keerawa's writing just makes pictures *appear* somehow. I hope it's another Ray.

In the meantime I will stare in fascination at your icon. How cool is THAT PICTURE.

[j_s_cavalcante]

How cool is THAT PICTURE.

Hee! Isn't it? Clearly, PG and CKR love us and want us to be happy. Also, they are just beautiful and they know it. They posed for many other pictures just to delight us. :)

I saw your fabulous Ray+GTO portrait and was awed. It's oils, right? Such a hard medium (I've always feared it--it takes so much patience and restraint).Thank you so much. Yes, it is in oil on canvas, 18x24". I don't know about restraint, as I probably don't have much. But I agree oils require patience and hard work, OMG yes. Oils are freaking difficult and have the potential to make one come unhinged. It's so hard doing them on a deadline, too. I'm in art school, so virtually all my work has to be done on a very tight deadline. Still, I'm off for the rest of the month, so I'm taking my time with fanworks and (I hope) enjoying the process. Anyway, as tough as oils are, this piece has taken a huge amount of time just in the planning stages, because it's an imagined scene for which I have no exact reference. That's okay, of course,

[suzumenoko]

I love "Guilty Until Proven Innocent." Hurray!

I am going to continue my comments on your LJ, because it's about your stuff.