Tiny Pictures
Micro audio stories for thoughtful ears.
Episodes
August 25, 2020 • 2 mins
This episode is greatly inspired by this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZ48AE3TOI
Paraphrasing Yngwie Malmsteen…
You tell me something
that you perceive to be true
in good faith
for it is obvious to you
that I don't know
"Less" you say, "is more"
But how can less be more?
What form
of alien math
do you practice
to make this calculation?
For it makes no sense.
Only more is more, you fool
and one plus that
must always be
one more.
If less was mor...
Paraphrasing Yngwie Malmsteen…
You tell me something
that you perceive to be true
in good faith
for it is obvious to you
that I don't know
"Less" you say, "is more"
But how can less be more?
What form
of alien math
do you practice
to make this calculation?
For it makes no sense.
Only more is more, you fool
and one plus that
must always be
one more.
If less was mor...
Mark as Played
June 30, 2020 • 2 mins
I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival
With live theatre, but quite comedic
It will involve hand puppets
and some animatronics
It's also about sustainability
but not too woke
I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival
about electronic circuits
with contemporary dance.
There'll be some cool video projections
and an explosive door prize
entry is just 5 bucks
I want to make this show for the Fringe Festival
with maybe, a bit of magic and...
With live theatre, but quite comedic
It will involve hand puppets
and some animatronics
It's also about sustainability
but not too woke
I want to make a show for the Fringe Festival
about electronic circuits
with contemporary dance.
There'll be some cool video projections
and an explosive door prize
entry is just 5 bucks
I want to make this show for the Fringe Festival
with maybe, a bit of magic and...
Mark as Played
May 26, 2020 • 2 mins
If buildings could speak
they'd have much to say
about their creaky concrete bones
and how sore they are
from the weight
of all the things
that happen inside them
They have so many belly aches
from mountains of documents
still in filing cabinets
and computer systems
and furniture
and floor coverings
and wall hangings
They'd probably tell you about the migraines
from all the footstepsthrough hallways
and talking
and shuffling
and coffee brewing
and...
they'd have much to say
about their creaky concrete bones
and how sore they are
from the weight
of all the things
that happen inside them
They have so many belly aches
from mountains of documents
still in filing cabinets
and computer systems
and furniture
and floor coverings
and wall hangings
They'd probably tell you about the migraines
from all the footstepsthrough hallways
and talking
and shuffling
and coffee brewing
and...
Mark as Played
May 10, 2020 • 2 mins
The quantum computer is coming
They're just trying to make
those little qubit things
immune to interference
from the big world
Because when the big world leaks in
the qubits stop working
and the solutions
are all wrong
Once they work out an answer
to this problem
they'll be able to calculate
bigger numbers
than we ever imagined
The big world
Is like the real world
The one that you and I can see
It's just a problem
That it keeps leaking in
to the li...
They're just trying to make
those little qubit things
immune to interference
from the big world
Because when the big world leaks in
the qubits stop working
and the solutions
are all wrong
Once they work out an answer
to this problem
they'll be able to calculate
bigger numbers
than we ever imagined
The big world
Is like the real world
The one that you and I can see
It's just a problem
That it keeps leaking in
to the li...
Mark as Played
May 3, 2020 • 2 mins
If only the way forward was clear
instead, it's like watching a movie
on a faulty monitor screen
that keeps flashing on and off
If only the way forward was clear
but it's like walking through a storm
and the wind is blowing you backwards
while the rain stings your face
If only the way forward was clear
but it's like trying to see a beautiful body
through glass bricks
in a bathroom
if only the way forward, could be clear
but it's like trying to ...
instead, it's like watching a movie
on a faulty monitor screen
that keeps flashing on and off
If only the way forward was clear
but it's like walking through a storm
and the wind is blowing you backwards
while the rain stings your face
If only the way forward was clear
but it's like trying to see a beautiful body
through glass bricks
in a bathroom
if only the way forward, could be clear
but it's like trying to ...
Mark as Played
April 26, 2020 • 3 mins
The vibration began in Jesus' pocket
It wouldn't normally be a problem
but Jesus was in the middle of a live stream
with his iPhone connected to his AirPods
Unfortunately, there was a bug in the software
which sent the vibrating and buzzing
over the top of his audible address
to millions of his fans and followers
Meanwhile, Kanye had joined the room
and was also live on the voice channel
along with Taylor Swift, who was already there
She's a...
It wouldn't normally be a problem
but Jesus was in the middle of a live stream
with his iPhone connected to his AirPods
Unfortunately, there was a bug in the software
which sent the vibrating and buzzing
over the top of his audible address
to millions of his fans and followers
Meanwhile, Kanye had joined the room
and was also live on the voice channel
along with Taylor Swift, who was already there
She's a...
Mark as Played
April 19, 2020 • 3 mins
Did you hear what Elon's up to?
He wants to plug our brains
directly into computers
so we don't have to wait so long
when we Google something
He's also going to send some of us into space
He's already launched a car up there
It's still flying around the sun
It has travelled further than any other car
in the history of cars
Elon, his name even sounds like a planet
Did you hear what he did in South Australia
when they had problems with their pow...
He wants to plug our brains
directly into computers
so we don't have to wait so long
when we Google something
He's also going to send some of us into space
He's already launched a car up there
It's still flying around the sun
It has travelled further than any other car
in the history of cars
Elon, his name even sounds like a planet
Did you hear what he did in South Australia
when they had problems with their pow...
Mark as Played
April 12, 2020 • 2 mins
music and prose by Roly Skender
I arrive at the palace by bus
The Queen and I are getting on surprisingly well
She’s dressed elegantly in red
In the giant hall
we dance beneath chandeliers
and cameras flash around us
Family, dignitaries and the press watch on
We talk about history and philosophy
She confides in me some little-known annoyances,
that she experiences in her role as monarch
It’s a job in which, she discloses,
she does her best
She’...
I arrive at the palace by bus
The Queen and I are getting on surprisingly well
She’s dressed elegantly in red
In the giant hall
we dance beneath chandeliers
and cameras flash around us
Family, dignitaries and the press watch on
We talk about history and philosophy
She confides in me some little-known annoyances,
that she experiences in her role as monarch
It’s a job in which, she discloses,
she does her best
She’...
Mark as Played
April 5, 2020 • 2 mins
Guitar by Roly Skender
Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5
This tiger king
What's the deal?
A story of arseholes
somehow spreading across the globe
like a virus
Is it any surprise,watching caged animals
from cages
of our own?
So I've been listening to jazz
The soft, detective kind
and thinking up tropes
about bad guys
there's the bad guy i...
Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0 License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5
This tiger king
What's the deal?
A story of arseholes
somehow spreading across the globe
like a virus
Is it any surprise,watching caged animals
from cages
of our own?
So I've been listening to jazz
The soft, detective kind
and thinking up tropes
about bad guys
there's the bad guy i...
Mark as Played
March 29, 2020 • 2 mins
My shadow
he walks close to me
Sometimes I tell him
'hey! hang back a little'
but he likes to be right by my side.
I think it gives him a sense of control,
even though, if it wasn't for me
he wouldn't even be there
For the most part,
I just ignore him
and nobody else seems to notice
that he's even there
My shadow
he walks close to me
He'll whisper in my ear from time to time
and say things, that (if it was anyone else)
could be taken the wrong w...
he walks close to me
Sometimes I tell him
'hey! hang back a little'
but he likes to be right by my side.
I think it gives him a sense of control,
even though, if it wasn't for me
he wouldn't even be there
For the most part,
I just ignore him
and nobody else seems to notice
that he's even there
My shadow
he walks close to me
He'll whisper in my ear from time to time
and say things, that (if it was anyone else)
could be taken the wrong w...
Mark as Played
March 22, 2020 • 2 mins
Music - Franz Liszt: 3 Concert Etudes S.144, R5
I read some of my old writing
It was awful
It was in a green duffel bag
which hadn't been unzipped for 20 years
The other night, I found it again.
As soon as I saw the striped blue book cover
I knew what to expect
and braced myself...
I opened the book
and the words flew out
from the page
at my face
like bats
They tried to scratch my eyes out
get inside my mouth
and re-form themselves
The struggle le...
I read some of my old writing
It was awful
It was in a green duffel bag
which hadn't been unzipped for 20 years
The other night, I found it again.
As soon as I saw the striped blue book cover
I knew what to expect
and braced myself...
I opened the book
and the words flew out
from the page
at my face
like bats
They tried to scratch my eyes out
get inside my mouth
and re-form themselves
The struggle le...
Mark as Played
March 16, 2020 • 2 mins
In difficult, unpredictable times
it's easy to forget
how good,
a fresh pair of undies
can make you feel
Fresh undies are soft
They sit against your skin,
so gently
It's as if you're not even wearing them
And a fresh pair of undies
doesn't judge you
or ask you to cough
in another direction
or give you any concern
about things you can't see
Quite the opposite...
Fresh undies just sit with you
through the noise
They give you nothing but comfort
and as...
it's easy to forget
how good,
a fresh pair of undies
can make you feel
Fresh undies are soft
They sit against your skin,
so gently
It's as if you're not even wearing them
And a fresh pair of undies
doesn't judge you
or ask you to cough
in another direction
or give you any concern
about things you can't see
Quite the opposite...
Fresh undies just sit with you
through the noise
They give you nothing but comfort
and as...
Mark as Played
March 8, 2020 • 2 mins
Noire #1 by Music By Pedro https://goo.gl/sJT2e8
Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0
Castbox Detective
Digging below the surface
exposing the truth.
Exhibit A: Jake Schaper
ID: 1184636
United States
Last seen 'parking' in a 32 hour Livecast
by Kira
About me assigned 'He is a Castbox member'
An individual with no community posts
0 followers
but 2 fans
Naomi Marriot
and Hunter Phoenix
Livecast regulars may remember the former,
an Eng...
Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0
Castbox Detective
Digging below the surface
exposing the truth.
Exhibit A: Jake Schaper
ID: 1184636
United States
Last seen 'parking' in a 32 hour Livecast
by Kira
About me assigned 'He is a Castbox member'
An individual with no community posts
0 followers
but 2 fans
Naomi Marriot
and Hunter Phoenix
Livecast regulars may remember the former,
an Eng...
Mark as Played
March 1, 2020 • 3 mins
The audiophile is a salesman
In a moment, he sees me
down at the 'low end' of things
with $200 headphones
$4000 headphones
'what's the difference?' he says,
and whispers, 'Most people won't even hear it'
His tone tickles my ear
He acknowledges me
as if he and I
are in the same tribe
Brothers, connected
We are both
appreciators of nuance
Understanding of the complicated
true nature
of high end audio
The audiophile wants to take me on a journey.
Or at...
In a moment, he sees me
down at the 'low end' of things
with $200 headphones
$4000 headphones
'what's the difference?' he says,
and whispers, 'Most people won't even hear it'
His tone tickles my ear
He acknowledges me
as if he and I
are in the same tribe
Brothers, connected
We are both
appreciators of nuance
Understanding of the complicated
true nature
of high end audio
The audiophile wants to take me on a journey.
Or at...
Mark as Played
February 23, 2020 • 2 mins
Advice for Songwriters
You can't write a song
In a comfortable, air-conditioned room
With plenty of time on your hands
You can't write a song
In a happy relationship
Or in a rainforest,
with friends you love
Because you can't write a song
When you're happy, and everything is going your way
Or when you've just won an award...
Even if it's an award for songwriting
By the way I just bought a vinyl record
of Beethoven,
played by the Berlin Philha...
You can't write a song
In a comfortable, air-conditioned room
With plenty of time on your hands
You can't write a song
In a happy relationship
Or in a rainforest,
with friends you love
Because you can't write a song
When you're happy, and everything is going your way
Or when you've just won an award...
Even if it's an award for songwriting
By the way I just bought a vinyl record
of Beethoven,
played by the Berlin Philha...
Mark as Played
February 16, 2020 • 2 mins
Somewhere out in space, there's a ladder
If you climb all the way up, you can look down,
not just on the earth, or even the solar system,
but the whole galaxy
It's very high up there
But of course, directions like up or down
don't mean the same thing,
when you're in space
Staring back at the spiral arms of the milky way, you notice the whole structure is vibrating
And shimmering with a beautiful, silver glow
It feels good to be outsi...
If you climb all the way up, you can look down,
not just on the earth, or even the solar system,
but the whole galaxy
It's very high up there
But of course, directions like up or down
don't mean the same thing,
when you're in space
Staring back at the spiral arms of the milky way, you notice the whole structure is vibrating
And shimmering with a beautiful, silver glow
It feels good to be outsi...
Mark as Played
February 9, 2020 • 2 mins
There's a little man inside my head
He's in charge of the engine
He runs on just 10 watts!
He's changing gears all the time
Making sure I wake up… and sleep
Mostly I don't even know he's there
Sometimes I wonder what he gets up to, when I'm not paying attention
This little man inside my head
He keeps the whole system in balance
And he runs on just 10 watts!
When I forget things, sometimes, he reminds me
If the engine gets stuck in...
He's in charge of the engine
He runs on just 10 watts!
He's changing gears all the time
Making sure I wake up… and sleep
Mostly I don't even know he's there
Sometimes I wonder what he gets up to, when I'm not paying attention
This little man inside my head
He keeps the whole system in balance
And he runs on just 10 watts!
When I forget things, sometimes, he reminds me
If the engine gets stuck in...
Mark as Played
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