Happy Bloomsday dear listeners!
The entirety of Joyce's Ulysses takes place on one day: June 16th, 1904. This date has been dubbed “Bloomsday” by fans of the novel, who gather to celebrate annually. I’ve heard that the celebrations last the whole week in Dublin (hopefully I'll be able to go one day!!).
For my own little Bloomsday I will be reprising one of my first audios where I (hysterically 🫠) read the ending of Ulysses. In this excerpt, Molly Bloom (who represents Penelope) recounts the day that her husband proposed to her. Her thoughts meander from nature, to her husband Leopold, to her childhood in Gibraltar, then finally culminating in her famous Yes. It never fails to hit me right in the feels, as you will no doubt hear.
Sorry for the yap-fest and I hope you enjoy the audio!
Achingly yours,
Mal
MAL-odies 🎧: The Sensual World and Flower of the Mountain by Kate Bush (famously based on the passage I read!🪻) and Falling Away With You by Muse ♥️
I will yes reprise.m4a