The Human Mule
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/99552967″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]Life was good. The approaches were short. The routes straightforward. The work wonderfully mindless. After a long dry-spell of writing, a job as a climbing guide at Smith Rock was like a vacation from life. I was 22 again, not a failing writer struggling to pay the rent. It was too good to last.
Through the years, I’ve tried to escape words and journalism, but the writing life always has a funny way of creeping back into my world. This time it came in the form of a 230-pound cameraman with a fear of heights, a fast talking New York producer and a 30-year-old broadcaster trying to return to her childhood. It turns out you have to earn your 15 seconds of fame.
Music: Martha Ann by David Karsten Daniels • Golden Soldiers by Golden Shoulders • Laughter be Your Slave by Gregg Yeti and The Best Lights • Santa Ana Murders and the Neon Lights of Love by Monk
Music provided by IODA Promonet.