Tonight’s reading is something a little different. This is a live-style read-aloud of Associate Theory by Phee Stringer — recorded in one continuous sitting, with the text scrolling on screen as I read.

Small pauses, breath changes, and the natural rhythm of reading are intentionally left in, so it feels less like a performance and more like sitting quietly with someone as the story unfolds. There are mistakes because that's what happens when you read aloud ❤️

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When the spectral Associates begin appearing everywhere — grocery stores, sidewalks, living rooms — Murphy tries to ignore them like everyone else. But when they begin to fixate on him alone, indifference is no longer an option. What follows is a darkly funny, unsettling meditation on belief, meaning, and the very human need to explain what cannot be understood. A cosmic satire of faith, fame, and the absurd urge to personify the unknowable.

✍️ Written by Phee Stringer (⁠ ⁨@pheerstringer⁩ ⁠ )

You can find more of his work here: ⁠https://www.accesstoconcrete.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08SYY5CYR⁠

🎧 Recording notes:

– Text scrolling powered by CuePrompter

– Recorded live in OBS with Elgato face cam + Presonus M7

– Evolving thunderstorm ambiance by ⁠mynoise.net⁠

If this format resonates with you, let me know. I may use it again for longer, non-Lovecraft stories where reading together feels more important than perfection.

You are always welcome to sit here with me.

You don’t have to do anything at all.

Just listen 🤍