Paul J. McSorley

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3,444 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5d ago

Paul J. McSorley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 4 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 2.

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Closing my eyes I hold my hand above the flame just far enough that I feel its heat on my palm.

I know the first stanza is about pushing a girlfriend away, but Furstenfeld's words remind me of my own different loss.

My hand lowers on its own, the cleansing fire making my hand sweat as the sharp tingling of burning nerves registers.

I thought I had won this war against myself, that Petra had been my peacemaker.

But here I am, once again on the battlefield.

I start to feel the first layers of my skin burn and peel away.

Tap.

Tapity.

Tap.

The sound pulls me out of my self-pity.

It sounds like a bird hitting the window above my kitchen sink.

I extinguished the candle and curse myself.

Petro wouldn't be happy.

She knows what these scars mean, and I promised her never again after the last time she caught me.

Tapity.

Tap.

Tapity.

The bird bangs in a persistent rhythm.

It annoys the piss out of me.

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