Screwdriver - Entry 1
SCREWDRIVER A series of excerpts. by Adam Andrews. Copyright©2025Andrews. All Rights Reserved I found this transcript. Looks like it’s from a tape recording from 1958. It’s a lot to unpack. It gets brutal at times, so I apologize in advance. Read at your own discretion. Here is the first entry: Data Entry 1 - Introduction A tape player slowly starts; it lags a bit. Low hissing eases into a softer, quieter, white noise, a little bit scratchy, and then it thins out into clean air. There’s the flip of a light switch and the clink of a lone, bare bulb turning on. It’s hanging on a wire in the center of the room. A man clears his throat. Breathes deeply. Lets out a long, slow exhale. Taps on the recording device. “Good… it’s on.” Scratching noises; the flick of a lighter lighting up. Puffs. He takes several short, quick drags on a cigarette. Long, slow exhale. Footsteps walk away from the microphone. Another drag. Wooden chair legs scuff across a plank wooden f...