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Sequoyah Kennedy and I have finished recording Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT. I have completed the cover, as evidenced below.
I have finished building the final bundle of audio interviews, original notes that inspired the conversations that make up the recordings, and a collection of images. Polypores provided the soundtrack, and it’s divine.
This work started as an idea for a book, for which I wrote the first draft. However, upon reflection, it needed more. So I sat on it for a while and then asked Sequoyah if he’d like to help me expand the vision. He agreed, and I think you’ll like what we did.
I will transcribe the audio in a print/digital book version to follow the audiobook/notes combo.
As it stands today, there will be three versions of this work.
- An audio work with accompanying digital notes to be experienced separately. This is to be considered the primary work.
- An audio-only version.
- A print/eBook version.
The notes are not a transcription of the conversation. If I can suggest, the best way to experience this work is to listen to the conversations and then read the notes, which include links, so you may follow up with the ideas I’m trying to highlight. Think of it as a hybrid, extended storytelling session and accompanying research manual. The audio clocks in at over 14 hours, and the linked notes are over 28,000 words, so you will get your money’s worth.
Expect more information on purchasing these versions to be released in 2025, starting in February. I will notify everyone via this Substack, social media, and my website.
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