Remember this photo?
Me, in my “recording studio” (aka. The closet).
Now you can listen to “The Wurlitzer” online
at The Drum Literary Magazine.
CLICK HERE
Thank you, Henriette Power at The Drum, for publishing “The Wurlitzer.”
And thanks to you for listening.
Thanks for sharing this Christi. It is a wonderful story and you read it so well.
Thank you, Darlene, for your comment and for clicking over to listen 🙂
So glad you shared this! It’s such a cool experience to hear a writer’s voice. Really enjoyed the story.
What a delight! It’s an outstanding story, and this presentation rocks.
Did you have a particular Billy Joel song in mind when you came up with that reference? I’m guessing this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5djkVhLjw18
(Billy’s my main man. I’m old enough to have liked him before he hit it big, and I interviewed him during his “River of Dreams” tour.)
Thanks so much, Ron!
You know, this story was based in part on a real-life experience with a piano tuner who broke out into song after he tuned up the Wurlitzer in my house–what a fun surprise. I still laugh when I think about it. So, when I wrote this story I think I had “Only the Good Die Young” in mind. Maybe not a typical song that a character like Melvin would bust out, but then that was what made him such a fun character to write about.