Matthew Bradford
speaker
272 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 7 Jun
Matthew Bradford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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She undoes the seatbelt, opens the door, gives me a quick smile and gets out.
I wonder if there's a dog somewhere, maybe sleeping under the house.
Dogs don't like us for some reason, which is too bad because I've always wanted a dog.
I almost expect to see some eyes glowing in a space under the rickety steps Mom climbs to the front door, but there's just the dark.
She doesn't even knock, just turns the handle and goes inside.
A few seconds later, I hear a man's voice yell something I can't understand.
The sun beats down on the car.
The armpits on my shirt get damp with sweat, and I feel it tickling down my back.
I roll down the window a crack and hear Mom's voice, even and calm.
I've learned over the years that some people get louder when they're angry, but not Mom.
She gets quieter.
Something moves in the corner of my vision, and I hope like hell it's not another person out hiding in the brush.
I slip down into my seat and make myself smaller and turn my head slowly.
A shadow stretches out on the sand, leading all the way back to a Kila monster that moves with a lazy sort of waddle, its thick tongue occasionally flicking out to taste the air.
I stare at the orange and white beads that make up its armor, listening as the man screams at my mom.
The calm voice answer is slow and serious, and he screams some more.
Sweat drips into my eyes and stings.
I read once that gila monsters have a venomous bite that's really painful, almost as bad as a rattlesnake.
I think that's probably true of people, too.
We all have venom inside us, but you wouldn't know it unless you mess with us, take something we love for need.
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