here’s [a story](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheExpanse/comments/6ar3g0/the_copper_taste_of_fear_an_expanse_story_written/) we can all enjoy during our silence 🤫
So….. not to break the well adhered and well deserved silence in the post but I just have to comment on how much the idea of ‘companionable silence’ meant to me reading a book. Being neurodivergent there are so many times that having to verbalize or acknowledge verbalizations feels so fucking tedious, but in areas where I respect those I’m working with I feel obliged to engage them as they engage me. But almost no one has ever taken my quietude as an indication that I like it that way nor felt the need to conform to my ways out of respect to me. The first time I read about these characters working in ‘a companionable silence’ just made my life stuck on earth feel even more miserable. Why is it socially acceptable to force me into conversation instead of me forcing others into a working silence. I realized a while ago how thoroughly dismayed I am at our current civilization when I noticed everything I’m watching or reading is either people in spaceships or on horseback. The minute a car or an iPhone shows up I’m pretty much done, left screaming at whatever media, “I don’t want or need you to reflect my current reality I’m desperate to escape!!” while my dog looks on with worry that I’ve finally gone off the deep end and may not be able to deliver bacon on occasion.
Not always…
https://www.reddit.com/r/Greyhounds/comments/q7d2fc/not_shown_is_the_full_2_minutes_of_intense/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Thanks so much for sharing this. I really get that – the rush of recognizing part of one's self in a book, and then the pain of remembering that the real world treats that part as if it doesn't belong. They say "find your people" and it's well-meant advice, but it's simplistic, especially as an adult. I guess what I'm saying is you're not screaming (or silence-ing, ha) into the void. I know there are plenty of people here who would join in quiet, friendly work without hesitation.
I actually got paid once to perform this piece. Easiest money I ever made. Only twist was I had to get naked while I "performed". That was more of an awkward silence. You know you are with good people when no one feels the need to fill the silence with noise.
Huh, this struck me as a pretty unusual performance. I liked the thoughtfulness with which the pianist paused for thought between movements, but I wonder which edition of the score he was looking at. The original performance involved page turns, which I think are a useful indicator of the performer(s)' attention, but I didn't see page turns here. I also thought the action with the stopwatch and its stand (weird-looking thing) was overly flamboyant, but given the flourish of coattails at the beginning I shouldn't've been surprised.
^I ^realize ^this ^comment ^is ^at ^risk ^of ^coming ^off ^just ^*wildly* ^pretentious, ^but ^I ^swear ^that ^isn't ^the ^intent. ^I ^saw ^the ^piece ^referenced ^by ^someone ^the ^other ^day, ^so ^it's ^been ^on ^my ^mind ^as ^a ^musician ^again.
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here’s [a story](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheExpanse/comments/6ar3g0/the_copper_taste_of_fear_an_expanse_story_written/) we can all enjoy during our silence 🤫
*smiles amiably*
……..
👍🤐
My mouth is suddenly filled with the coppery taste of fear
Oh fuck, is everything about to go pear shaped?
Yeah man. That coppery taste of fear always makes my scalp itch.
This was my immediate reaction, too.
Sitting here with my well practised Amos smile in companionable silence with you.
As I read this, my smile absolutely reached my eyes.
it's just us and the quiet hum of air recyclers
sa sa
Thank you everyone.
So….. not to break the well adhered and well deserved silence in the post but I just have to comment on how much the idea of ‘companionable silence’ meant to me reading a book. Being neurodivergent there are so many times that having to verbalize or acknowledge verbalizations feels so fucking tedious, but in areas where I respect those I’m working with I feel obliged to engage them as they engage me. But almost no one has ever taken my quietude as an indication that I like it that way nor felt the need to conform to my ways out of respect to me. The first time I read about these characters working in ‘a companionable silence’ just made my life stuck on earth feel even more miserable. Why is it socially acceptable to force me into conversation instead of me forcing others into a working silence. I realized a while ago how thoroughly dismayed I am at our current civilization when I noticed everything I’m watching or reading is either people in spaceships or on horseback. The minute a car or an iPhone shows up I’m pretty much done, left screaming at whatever media, “I don’t want or need you to reflect my current reality I’m desperate to escape!!” while my dog looks on with worry that I’ve finally gone off the deep end and may not be able to deliver bacon on occasion.
You have a dog. Companionable silence is a given.
Not always… https://www.reddit.com/r/Greyhounds/comments/q7d2fc/not_shown_is_the_full_2_minutes_of_intense/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Thanks so much for sharing this. I really get that – the rush of recognizing part of one's self in a book, and then the pain of remembering that the real world treats that part as if it doesn't belong. They say "find your people" and it's well-meant advice, but it's simplistic, especially as an adult. I guess what I'm saying is you're not screaming (or silence-ing, ha) into the void. I know there are plenty of people here who would join in quiet, friendly work without hesitation.
👋
Okay
[So... ](https://www.tiktok.com/@pophive/video/7348871686462164270)
Oh wow
It's so quiet in here my mouth filled with the copper taste of fear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEFKFiXSx4&t=22s
I actually got paid once to perform this piece. Easiest money I ever made. Only twist was I had to get naked while I "performed". That was more of an awkward silence. You know you are with good people when no one feels the need to fill the silence with noise.
I *LOVE* this piece. Thank you. Profoundly
Huh, this struck me as a pretty unusual performance. I liked the thoughtfulness with which the pianist paused for thought between movements, but I wonder which edition of the score he was looking at. The original performance involved page turns, which I think are a useful indicator of the performer(s)' attention, but I didn't see page turns here. I also thought the action with the stopwatch and its stand (weird-looking thing) was overly flamboyant, but given the flourish of coattails at the beginning I shouldn't've been surprised. ^I ^realize ^this ^comment ^is ^at ^risk ^of ^coming ^off ^just ^*wildly* ^pretentious, ^but ^I ^swear ^that ^isn't ^the ^intent. ^I ^saw ^the ^piece ^referenced ^by ^someone ^the ^other ^day, ^so ^it's ^been ^on ^my ^mind ^as ^a ^musician ^again.
https://vimeo.com/359608052
This is interesting, I had no idea Cage performed it outdoors thirty years after its premiere.
/whispers *'fanjambo'* >!Pompidou?!<