Trying to think just why I would do a radio show about fiction... I'm almost certain it's because I listened to the Lucksmiths record Warmer Corners very close to the time I listened to the Joni Mitchell record Dog Eat Dog. Not necessarily one after the other, maybe not even the same day - but close enough that I thought "Hey, both records have songs I like called 'Fiction'!" & when I have thoughts like that, it means I'll probably want to do a show about it. The deal was probably sealed when I was listening to a Kelley Stoltz record - In Triangle Time - & there was a song called "Fictional Girl" on it.
As someone who loves fiction & probably reads too much of it, I struggled with what to include with the show - someday surely I'll do a show about books & I really do one day (if I haven't already - let me check) should do a show about libraries. So how many songs about fiction that don't mention fiction I could include was somewhat hampered by other themes waiting in the wings.
What will get played? You'll have to listen tomorrow - Monday morning - on Freeform Portland, 90.3 & 98.3 fm & freeformportland.org. From 8-10am. & as usual, it will be entirely unreal, which is to say, a work of fiction.
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