Yannick Trapman-O'Brien

Something Extra (Patreon)

Published:

2021-07-15 19:32:50

Imported:

2026-06

haven't archived this post yet. have a subscription? use the importer!

Content

Hey Everyone,

As I'm finishing up this month's Archive Highlight, I thought I'd share a little something extra.

I was asked to prepare a reading excerpt on another job, and after making it, it occurred to me this may be another way to satisfy my seemingly endless hunger to read things to people.

What do you think? Would you be interested in more extra videos and highlights? Maybe a way to scratch that excerpt-itch between Telelibrary sessions? There are plenty of pieces of writing that I love that don't make it into the Telelibrary, because of formatting or permissions or balancing or more, and I'd be down to take us further and further down the dangerous road towards a book club.

Sound off in the comments if so, and if this is popular, I'll put together a few more in the coming months!

That's all for this week; new Archive Highlight drops top of next week, and the beat goes on after that.

Thanks again,

Yannick

Files

Previews only

Reading Excerpt 1

"The Sanctity of Trains" From "The Book of Delights," by Ross Gay, which I really and truly cannot recommend enough. Gay embarks on a yearlong journey to document daily delights, and the result is a sometimes staggering range of joys, some small, simple and secret and some bursting out like an unexpected laugh. This was my introduction to Ross Gay, and I found it the perfect book for a bedside - I like to read at night, but realistically never make it past a few minutes before I clock out. With the Book of Delights, that's sometimes 2 days worth of delight, and some nights I could even push to 3 - 4, if you count the immense pleasure of staying up just a little longer to read something you don't want to put down.