I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Nigel Newton and Janielle Kastner for inviting me to participate in the second installment of Melancholy Hour at The Wild Detectives this past Sunday. It was a pleasure reading Ray Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rains from The Martian Chronicles.

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Join us for the return of Melancholy Hour: Happy Hour for the Rest of Us, an evening of reflective prose and soulful music on Sunday, June 27th from 7-8 PM. It’s that bittersweet moment when the realization hits that the weekend is over, and existential thoughts begin to creep in as the slanted sunlight fades.

A selection of thoughtful readers will present 10-15 minutes of prose centered around the theme of Isolation—exploring what it has felt like (or continues to feel like) for them. The readings will be accompanied by live music from Nigel Newton (vibes) and Neil Coburn (guitar), creating an atmosphere of perfectly moody reflection.