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POP OUt
03:57
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POP OUt
one of my favourites as a child, is
of being driven along in the back seat of my dad's car
I could see his head over the top of the seat
and we were going quite fast along winding country roads
he turned his head and told me I had to look after the car for a minute
as he had to pop out
he then proceeded to open the door
and his head disappeared
as the door closed
I can clearly see him in my mind rolling
along the grass verge and disappearing behind me
as the car sped on. I sat
panicking, for what felt like minutes
until the door opened and he
jumped back in, I can't remember how he managed
that part though
that part though
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2. |
CREATUREs
04:37
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CREATUREs
I’m creeping
into
my living room
after bedtime
I see the floor
open up into
a stadium
where millions of purple creatures discuss my daily life
and are planning what my day will be like the next day
where millions of purple creatures discuss my daily life
and are planning what my day will be like the next day
millions of
creatures
purple
creatures
my mother is leading the meeting
the meeting
the meeting
it may seem like a dream but it feels like a memory
it was so real, I believed it until my late teens
and sometimes go back to the belief still at the age of 23
I have never told anyone
out of fear it would
collapse the system
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3. |
TWIn
06:00
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TWIn
when I was about 7 years old
my twin sister and I were playing in the street
and my sister ran into the road and was hit by a car
cars were much fewer then (1957)
in my teens I discovered that this event
never occurred to my sister
or any other child in the neighbourhood
in my teens I discovered that this event
never occurred to my sister
or any other child in the neighbourhood
I continue to have vivid memories and flashbacks
of this event
these are random and are not triggered by any thing
I am now 63 and my twin sister
died 15 years ago
not in a road accident
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4. |
BREATHe
06:17
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BREATHe
I
clearly
recall
being able
to breathe
under
water
as
a
child
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5. |
BIRTh
04:26
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BIRTh
I have a memory of when I was born
I have a memory of when I was born
I clearly remember the cold on my skin
all I could see was a white bright, bright light
I remember the tactile sensation of strong hands on me
I remember water, I felt extremely curious
a non-verbal thought that something very important was happening to me
nobody believes me, with the exception, of course, of my mother
I have a memory of when I was born
I have a memory of when I was born
I clearly remember the cold on my skin
all I could see was a white bright, bright light
I will never know if this memory is true or false
it is, this is certain, 'non-believed'
I have a memory of when I was born
I have a memory of when I was born
I clearly remember the cold on my skin
all I could see was a white bright, bright light
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6. |
MOUTh
06:21
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MOUTh
I recall biting into a mouse
when I was four, I was four
as a child in Indonesia in order to
make my brother be quiet
quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet…
I was sitting outside in the garden making mud pie and he just kept talking
a mouse ran by and I bit into it
blood filled my mouth
and ran down my face
my brother and the rest of my family
have assured me this has never happened
quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet…
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7. |
THROw
06:22
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THROw
I have a memory of my grandmother
threatening to throw me down the stairs
when I was 2-3 years old
I remember every detail
the red carpet on the floor
the glass in the window of the front door
the black rail, I remember clearly
grabbing her black and white furry coat in agony
the truth is that this never happened
the red carpet was in our living room
but not in the staircase
it is impossible to see the front door
from the staircase, the black rail was in our later home
and she did not buy that black and white coat
until many years later, besides she was not a psychopath
let alone a baby murderer
threatening to throw
threatening to throw
threatening to throw
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8. |
LANDSPo
06:15
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LANDSPo
I once lived
in a house, in a house
with a small sized owl
he talked about wanting to
become a medium sized one
but it never
never happened
I thought that my grandparents’
poodle died
because my granddad, my granddad
deliberately ran it over
with the lawn mower
in fact it had just died
of old age
I had a tiny hippo
hippo as a pet
its name was Landspo
it lived in a Tupperware box
and kept trying to escape
I can see why
it sure was a cute hippo
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9. |
FLAMe
04:09
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FLAMe
I remember very vividly, as a child
swiping my finger on a matchbox and my finger setting fire
I held it in front of my face and stared at the flame
on the end of my finger
my mum rushed over and put my finger in water to put out the flame
to this day she denies this happened
and it also seems quite physically impossible
strange
physically impossible
strange
physically impossible
strange
physically, physically…
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10. |
JAPAn
05:22
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JAPAn
for most of my life I thought I had been
to see Japan with my parents when I was a small child
I have vivid memories of my mum wearing
a kimono and those small wooden Japanese shoes
my dad and I were sat in a small boat
and my mum was stepping into the boat
(she is the type to adopt local
traditional wear so this seemed normal)
(she is the type to adopt local
traditional wear so this seemed normal)
I have told many people that I have been
to Japan but that I don't remember much
then when I was about 24
I mentioned this to my mother in passing conversation
and she looked at me like I was mad
apparently I have never been to Japan
I concocted it all in my mind
apparently I have never been to Japan
I concocted it all in my mind
(she is the type to adopt local
traditional wear so this seemed normal)
(she is the type to adopt local
traditional wear so this seemed normal)
(she is the type to adopt local
traditional wear so this seemed normal)
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11. |
FLOAt
06:12
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FLOAt
when I was eight
I was wearing an orange inflated
jacket that caused me to float
to the ceiling like a balloon
I could kick myself down
but I would just float back up again
when I went outside
I began floating upwards and couldn’t stop
floating upwards and couldn’t stop
couldn’t stop
couldn’t stop
couldn’t stop
this might’ve been a dream
but I remember it
very vividly with imagery
just like normal memories
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Evelien van den Broek Amsterdam, Netherlands
Evelien (a.k.a. Leafsheep) is a composer, performer and producer of adventurous electronic music, based in Amsterdam (NL). On top of releasing her own music, she also writes for film, modern dance, sound walks and installation art.
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