The Daily Sixty: Justifications for being afraid of the dark.

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Confession: I'm afraid of the dark. Not in my bed, but pretty much everywhere else. Especially outdoors and in any sort of open space. I think someone or someTHING is going to jump out and grab me. Terrifying! I originally set out to use this audio piece to confront the phobia, but I only ended up justifying my fear. 

I forced myself to spend five minutes of the night alone in my backyard... taking on the darkness. I recorded it and edited out the best sixty seconds to share with you all. But then I remembered the craze of the '70s... reversing records to disclose secret meanings and messages. So I did that with the sounds of the dark. And added some reverb. And now it is demonic and monstrous. So I will continue being afraid of the dark. Thank you very much. 

THE DAILY SIXTY: August 27
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