Stories of the Nature of Cities 1/2 Hour—Episode 4: Oasis

David Maddox, New York . 
31 January 2021

Many voices. Greener cities. Better cities.

Episode 4: Oasis

“Happy Hour at the Green Man” by Kate Wing, read by Lucy Symons
A small bar in the middle of the city has a portal to an ancient ghost forest.

 “Where Grass Grows Greener” by Jenni Juvonen, read by Nora Achrati
The narrator explores a forest and meets a fox
 
The stories are read, and then authors Kate and Jenni are joined for discussion by David Maddox.
 
POSTPONED TO MARCH. Date TBD
 
 
Nora Achrati is a voice actress based in Washington, DC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Voice over artist Lucy Symons has had a varied and peripatetic life – spending a couple of decades on the continent of North America and an equal number in Britain. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Stories of the Nature of Cities 1/2 Hour” is a monthly series of readings from TNOC’s collection of very short fiction about future cities. Each episode is 30 minutes and features two readings and then a conversation between the authors and an urban practitioner. The stories are drawn from the book of flash fiction (less than 1000 words) on future cities TNOC and partners created, called “A Flash of Silver Green”. Previously recorded Episodes can be explored also: https://www.thenatureofcities.com/conversations/
 
Banner image: Bamboo forest of Kyoto.
 
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David Maddox

About the Writer:
David Maddox

David loves urban spaces and nature. He loves creativity and collaboration. He loves theatre and music. In his life and work he has practiced in all of these as, in various moments, a scientist, a climate change researcher, a land steward, an ecological practitioner, composer, a playwright, a musician, an actor, and a theatre director.

David Maddox

David Maddox

David loves urban spaces and nature. He loves creativity and collaboration. He loves theatre and music. In his life and work he has practiced in all of these. He is committed to the creation of sustainable, resilient, livable, and just cities. After a PhD in ecology and statistics at Cornell he spent 10 years with The Nature Conservancy working on climate change and stewardship, leaving in 1995 to work in theatre and the arts. In 2012, David founded The Nature of Cities and remains its Executive Director. TNOC is a transdisciplinary essay and discussion site—with 800+ writers from around the world, from scientists to activists, designers to artists—on cities as ecosystems of people, experience, nature, and infrastructure. He is also a composer, musician, playwright, and theatre artist. He lives in New York City.

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