Decided to do a short, but very interesting poem, followed by my reaction to it (which comprises most of the video).*Correction: this poem is understood to be derived from the works of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite , not The Cloud of UnknowingBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPallettown Short Stories: https://www.amazon.ca/Pallettown-Short-Stories-collection-narrator-ebook/dp/B0FSTP6JXM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OG1R9CGYXKFB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6xZ293cESaFYNBCXIHBOmg.V8UlxWJ15a1IhzvADDBS9M95CcIM0etwiMzUZG6kgQY&dib_tag=se&keywords=pallettown+short+stories&qid=1759093780&s=digital-text&sprefix=pallettown+short+stories%2Cdigital-text%2C62&sr=1-1Paypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

Let me know what should happen next with Young Teddy Verone.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/401470765-the-stand-inBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

"The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at Carnival time, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative follows a person being buried alive – in this case, by immurement. [Wikipedia]You can read the story here: https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.pdfBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

Back with some funny short stuff. A worker becomes disillusioned by his workplace politics.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1575534818-workplace-moraleBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=CAD

I've seen a lot of other Youtube videos where people spill their feelings so I thought I would join the club. I find that sometimes hearing other people's struggles can help you feel like you're not alone.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames"), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BCE). These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic in Akkadian. The first surviving version of this combined epic, known as the "Old Babylonian" version, dates back to the 18th century BCE and is titled after its incipit, Shūtur eli sharrī ("Surpassing All Other Kings"). Only a few tablets of it have survived. The later Standard Babylonian version compiled by Sîn-lēqi-unninni dates to somewhere between the 13th to the 10th centuries BCE and bears the incipit Sha naqba īmuru ("He who Saw the Deep(s)", '"He who Sees the Unknown"'). Approximately two-thirds of this longer, twelve-tablet version have been recovered. Some of the best copies were discovered in the library ruins of the 7th-century BCE Assyrian King Ashurbanipal. *WikipediaI really enjoyed this recording, possibly one of my favourite's that I've done. I've recorded some of the Odyssey and I think I might try to record more ancient poetry.You can read the version I read here: https://content.cosmos.art/media/pages/library/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/8cc34b563d-1598904500/gilgamesh.pdfBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

Magna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter"), sometimes spelled Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular king and a group of rebel barons who demanded that the King confirm the Charter of Liberties, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift and impartial justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. I wasn't surprise to read that neither side upheld their side of the charter.You can read the Magna Carta here: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/magna-carta/british-library-magna-carta-1215-runnymede/Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

This absurdist short story was written in 1906. Luigi Pirandello was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934.Thank you to a donor to the channel for recommending this great read! I really enjoyed this one.Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise, being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This lifestyle is abruptly ended, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes Candide with, if not rejecting Leibnizian optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds". (Wikipedia)Stick around after the story for some of my thoughts.You can read the novella here: http://www.esp.org/books/voltaire/candide.pdfBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

This article by Franzen was published in The New Yorker in 2015.You can read this article here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/carbon-capturePlease like, subscribe, or become a member if you enjoy!Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

This is an essay by American author Tom Wolfe, in which Wolfe coined the phrase "'Me' Decade", a term that became common as a descriptor for the 1970s. The essay was first published as the cover story in the August 23, 1976, issue of New York magazineYou can read the essay here: https://nymag.com/article/tom-wolfe-me-decade-third-great-awakening.html#printBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CAD

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I thought I would share some thoughts after all these years of recording DFW.

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This novella was excerpted from chapter 22 of Wallace's last novel "The Pale King". The novella is a monologue from character Chris Fogle.Thanks to listener @joegoddard8992 for recommending this recording.Please like, subscribe, or become a member if you enjoy!Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=CAD

The Fall (French: La Chute) is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, The Fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In what amounts to a confession, Clamence tells of his success as a wealthy Parisian defense lawyer who was highly respected by his colleagues. His crisis, and his ultimate "fall" from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. The Fall explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. (Wikipedia)

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This short story revolves around a unique winning streak on the TV game show Jeopardy!, and the coming together of two lesbians with abnormal childhoods. It was published in Wallace's short story collection "Girl with Curious Hair" in 1989.

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The Hour of the Star deals with the problems of the rural Northeast versus the urban Southeast of Brazil, poverty and the dream of a better life, and, of an uneducated woman's struggle to survive in a sexist society. The novel was published in 1977.

Lispector is the author of other novels "Near to the Wild Hear" and "The Passion According to G.H.".

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This abstract short story by David Foster Wallace was published in the collection 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' in 1999.

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A zombie writes a letter to his loved ones.

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This article was was published in The New Yorker in 2019. It provides a shift in perspective on the climate dilemma.

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