The gentle drone of the vent hood, the squeaking hinge of the oven door, the pop of the plunger on the dish machine letting you know it is changing cycles. The sounds of plates clanging together at a frantic pace to hurry and gracefully plate the entrees. Call backs of what is on order to chef. The sounds and melodies of the ballet of cooking.
John Simon
spam allstars
hot austrian (sitting next to me) humming along
upstairs noises of setting up tables, bumps, scratches
annoying cell phone
fingers on keyboards
laughter
bell
rustle of new york times
Victoria S. Garcia
Click of a mouse
Rotation of ceiling fan
Click of the keyboard keys
Blowing of the AC
Bird chirping
Dish washer
Clothes washer
Clothes dryer
Radio playing
Dog snoring
Jim Stewart
an electric clicking coming from an air conditioning vent, giggles from the hall, the fan in the computer, the trash bags being collected, my stomach growling, (can feel that more than hear), a coffee cup being put down on a desk, the closing of a drawer, the keys click, a three ring binder being opened the snapped shut, coughing, back popping, loud voices speaking fondly of the end of the day...car keys being shaken as if to say...I'M outta here!!!
edibee
The air conditioner fan
The hum of the ceiling fan's electric motor.
The gentle whirring of my computer's hard drive.
Sound effects of my computer's various programs.
An airplane flying overhead.
My tapping on the keyboard as I type this reply.
Some sparrows chirping outside my window.
My own soul screaming in terror at its existential self-realization.
Sasha Zucker
computer beeping, nails clicking, children arguing, mother lecturing, dogs playing, oxygen hissing, phone ringing, rain dripping, thunder rolling, cars splashing, heels clicking, light flickering, girl sneezing, chair scratching, dryer thumping, washing machine spinning, siren screeching, bones cracking, paper rustling
Regina Chavez y Sanchez
vocal chords vibrating pool balls clacking speakers singing
cars and busses rushing radios repeating keyboards clicking
anastacio palomo
1. Whirring of overhead fans
2. Rats running around in the attic
3. iPhone beeps when someone texts me
4. Sound of mail delivery truck
5. Doves cooing early in the morning
6. Grackles around the pool and bird feeder
7. My cat purring
8. Jet overhead
9. Chopper overhead
10. Auxiliary CPS power plant discharge roar
11. Dog barking next door and off in the distance
12. Motorcycle going by
13. Ambulance siren
14. Police siren
15. Fire truck siren
John Moore
the clicking of a clock stuck at 9:42
the hum of the computer below me
the incessant barking of the dog across the fence that is about to die
wind
air passing through my nose
the back hinge of my chair whining
that's all I've got ;)
bryan dempsey
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| window fan, cars driving by, wind through the trees, rain, door shutting, creaking chair, clicking of light switch, flushing of toilet, running water, sound of glasses hitting the desk, sound of shoes on floor, creeking floor, sound of toothbrush brushing teeth, keyboard keys when typing, sound of hands and arms rubbing against clothes, feet going in and out of slippers, quietness of the night, clock ticking, flicking fingernails together, cardinals, crows, chickadees, husband's voice, tv
sandie lynch
The swish of a mop on a tile floor, laughter in another office, unintelligble conversation from another part of the building, the click and slam of the front door as it opens and closes with a squeel of the hinges, someone is walking down the hall with taps on only one shoe. the silent sound of the wrinkles next to your lips stretching into a smile just for me. ....and so much more
..............Eduardo Garza
the sound a coffee house makes at 10:20 in the morning:
a sigh of phones
verbal importance
a song
shifting everyone in their seats
keyboards, drum corps
the everything
and all around
ben tremillo
Low murmur of the fish tank pump, slight pretty bubbles float on top, car motors in the distance, the ringing in my ears of blood pumping through head veins, music from a song stuck in my head replaying itself over and over again in my brain, the soft internal sound of my teeth grinding as I think about work responsibilities…..
brooke palmer
tweet,toot,burp, bop, boop, ooh, aah. haah,shhhh,swish, swoosh. silence
Velma Reed
the sound of a tambourine marking the beat of a Camera Obscura song
a mouse clicking
keyboards typing
a door closing
the air conditioner running
keys jingling
coworkers talking in the distance
my friend tapping her fingers to the beat and humming
the shredding machine in the other room
Cassy
KPAC in the background, as I work.
My own breathing.
People padding in the office hall way.
Soft sound of cars going by me as I drive.
KSTX in the car and gently waking me in the morning.
Occasional auto horns.
In my taquería, the sound of Spanish chatter and of dish clatter.
Obnoxious noise of my daughter's dachshund barking.
Dr. Richard Pressman
Rumble of air through ducts
Click of high-heels on concrete
Jingle of bells on a doorknob
Shuffling of papers
Tic-tic of keyboards
Scratching of pencil on paper
Jangling keys
Leslie Plant
Whir of a ceiling fan; hush of the bull frogs before a storm; hissing of a bicycle pump; echo of disbelief coming from the crowd; gentle sawing of an August fly; slurring of the southern tongue; deep-throated guttural patterns of speech; babble of the auctioneer; racket of the tireless engines; decrescendo of the cicadas; creaking of the floors; cacophony of the children’s voices; wheezing of the old pump organ; whistling of the canary; muffled voices of freedom seekers; jangle of the chains; glimmer of hope; clanging of the pots and pans; rustling of the fallen leaves; chirping of the crickets; slapping of the waves against the boat. Silence of the end!
Judith McNeel
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