17. If on a winter’s night a traveller

“Now, what you’re about to listen to is the most recent episode from the podcast, This Time Tomorrow, so make sure you’re somewhere calm, cosy and quiet. A nice armchair, for example, or perhaps your bed. Yes, actually, go have a nice lie-down. If there are noisy people around you, then tell them to keep it down. Open your window and yell, ‘excuse me! I’m about to listen to an episode of This Time Tomorrow and I need you to quiet down, please! Don’t you know, by the way, that it’s rather too late in the evening for such a ruckus!’ If they ask you, ‘what is it about?’, the podcast, that is, then tell them, ”l’I’m not quite sure yet! But it reminds me a bit of the opening to Italo Calvino’s novel, If on a winter’s night a traveller.’Don’t worry, I’ll give you a moment, and then I’ll meet you right back here.Done?” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thistimetomorrowpod.substack.com