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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Appearances
The town shrinks into the rearview mirror.
I twist in my seat to look at the old buildings with the faded paint blending into the desert around them.
It looks like a place where a town shouldn't be.
The back seat is full of our clothes, overflowing out of duffel bags so full they wouldn't zip closed.
A suitcase, our pillows and blankets.
A plastic laundry basket holds some of my books and DVDs.
I didn't even notice this stuff when she pulled me out of school early and dragged me to the car, told me to get in and put my seatbelt on.
We've been driving ever since.
She hasn't smoked in a couple days.
She said she wasn't feeling all that good.
hasn't eaten in a few days either and her cheeks are sunken her eyes are too big mom we're leaving and she looks at me and smiles her teeth are yellow we never belonged in this place you know that we stayed longer than we should have
I thought maybe she'd slow down once we were outside the town, but she goes even faster, and the window next to my head is shaking, banging around inside the door.
Is this because of the stuff that happened at school?
Mom rolls down the window more, and a rush of hot air fills the car as she tosses the cigarette butt.
Then the window goes back up, and she pulls another cigarette from the pack, holds it between her lips, and lights it.
Mom, is it?
She squints, nods slightly.
I'm small for my age.
And shorter than everyone else in my class.
I always have been.
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