Audiobook: The Inconvenience

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The Inconvenience of It All is a short story originally posted in the Saturday Evening Post, permission given to me by the author, Jen Knox.
An aging contortionist does not want to reconcile the possibility that her lifelong career is being overshadowed by younger athletes.

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Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

North American (General)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
I fold backwards like a pack of matches, curl my head under my legs and lift my hands toward the sky. This performance is the result of three hours of stretching daily, even on holidays, even when arthritis swells my joints. The judges examined me body to face, calculating my age. They not at number seven, who stumbled no less than four times and number 12 who was stiff and botched the backflip. I wait in the back row. I didn't mess up a thing yet they deliberate as though I had really competition. When number seven is called to the front, I fight the urge to step forward. I want to shove her out of the way and claim my rightful space. The back row is excused, says a slender judge. He wears a black turtleneck and fitted slacks. His voice is a slippery as glass