So I started taking testosterone recently. Part of going through this means that my voice will change. Therefore, I wanted to create a way of tracking the changes in my voice over time. What better tool for the job than Alice? AiW is in the public domain (as is the John Tenniel illustration I'm using for the cover image) and is pretty much my favorite book/'franchise' ever, so it seemed fitting to read a chapter every two weeks or so (this is how often I get my T shots) and see if I can detect any changes.

This is an informal reading - there's a couple sniffs and I stumble over words occasionally - so please don't expect perfection. It's mostly for my own interests but I know some of you like hearing me talk and read and so on so I figured I'd upload it here. Enjoy!

A fun bit of trivia - the Dodo in this chapter is meant to represent Lewis Carroll himself. According to Carolyn Vega, assistant curator of literary and historical manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City, this is because Carroll, whose real name was Charles Dodgson, had a stutter, and would sometimes unintentionally introduce himself as 'Do-do-dodgson' - Dodo Dodgson - and so the character is poking a bit of fun at himself. It's also a bit funny because the Dodo has such a pompous and imperious manner - one wonders how Carroll comported himself socially!

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Illustration by John Tenniel
Read by me!