An offhand remark from his dentist makes Mark question his entire existence.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
To what extent does our identity depend on other people's perceptions? Who are we when no one is looking?
Dramatic Monologue - Psychological - Relationships
Cheek Biter is an original short story by Doe Wilmann, performed by Sebastian Brown (sbvoices.co.uk)
If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www...
An offhand remark from his dentist makes Mark question his entire existence.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
To what extent does our identity depend on other people's perceptions? Who are we when no one is looking?
Dramatic Monologue - Psychological - Relationships
Cheek Biter is an original short story by Doe Wilmann, performed by Sebastian Brown (sbvoices.co.uk)
If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www.fairobserver.com/author/doe-wilmann/
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You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
Dramatic Monologues
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
Fiction that makes you think
Psychological fiction
Philosophical fiction
Sebastian Brown
Dentists
Cheeks
Biting
Episode #10 of this podcast (‘Plonker’)
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann @ outlook .com
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Thanks for listening
Credits:
Written by Doe Wilmann
Performed by Sebastian Brown
Edited by Sebastian Brown
Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.
Artwork by Katie Empett
Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.
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