Vocal Phenomena

Because I know people can’t get enough Steve Nelson in their lives, I’ve decided to start a career as a voice artist so that I can stimulate their ears with my voice in addition to their eyeballs with my writing. Feel free to share these Public Domain readings with your friends, family, colleagues, and especially anyone you know in the voice over industry. (Just kidding…or am I?)  Enjoy!

“To speak is to listen.”

No One, because it makes no sense
To Tame a Dragon

Claiming a dragon is as easy as a single touch, but claiming his heart is another matter entirely.

The Revellers

War’s Embers is a collection of poems by English poet Ivor Gurney. They are reflections on his personal experiences on the Western Front during World War 1 that reveal the personal suffering endured by soldiers throughout the conflict.

Dr. Grimshawe’s Secret

My reading of Chapter 10 from this captivating novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Those who suffer arachnophobia, proceed with caution.

The Masque of the Red Death

In his typical macabre fashion, Edgar Allen Poe weaves a tale of mankind thinking he can cheat death by his own might, then is confronted by his impotency.

Love Was Yet the Lord of All

My reading of Chapter 7 from James Grant’s Royal Regiment, a war and military fiction novel based on historical events and his own personal experiences throughout his time in the military.

The Secret Marriage

My reading of James Grant’s “The Secret Marriage,” an uplifting tale of a man who bucks the trend of his pretentious family and marries for love instead of status.

Turkey

My reading of “Turkey,” one of multiple poems that each poke fun at a different country by highlighting its hypocrisies.

For your listening enjoyment, I read multiple passages from this collection of tales. For your navigating convenience, below are links to each:

Sir Peppercorn

The tale of one young man’s journey to defy the insinuation in his name and achieve great feats.