PODCAST · fiction
Melancholic Parables
by Dale Stromberg
The melancholic parables read aloud, one at a time. dalestromberg.substack.com
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A Swim in the Glaire
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable.An early version was first published in Rue Scribe. Content warning: implied threat of sexual violence.This is the final parable of the collection. Consider buying the book, if you think this book might rhyme with you, or you with it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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90
Omissions from the Unsaid
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable.First published in CP Quarterly №10. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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89
Your Torn Frenulum
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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88
Lebt wohl
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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87
Geistergarten
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.First published in Bluepepper. Content warning: violent death, misogynistic slurs, and stillbirth. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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86
Mouthful of Molybdomancy
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable.First published in New World Writing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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85
Like a Barefoot Girl Loves the Summer Day
From “De cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme”, the thirteenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.Content warning: mention of death. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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84
Et lux perplexua luceat eis
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable.First published in Grim & Gilded №3. Content warning: mention of death and murder. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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83
Razbliuto
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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82
Serial Weaponiser
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable.First published under the title “We Shared Clothing and Laughed” in Bowery Gothic. Content warning: illness and violent death. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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81
The Heriot
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.First published in Punk Noir Magazine. Content warning: allusion to murder. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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80
Dysregulation
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.First published in Wrongdoing Magazine №1. Content warning: violent death and a misogynistic slur. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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79
Pass the Freedom Fries
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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78
Done and Dusted
From “Varied Paralyses”, the twelfth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.First published in Masque & Spectacle №22. Content warning: death. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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77
Unring the Bells
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable.First published in Masque & Spectacle №22. Content warning: mention of death. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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76
Tayy al-Arḍ
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable.First published in MoonPark Review №15. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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75
Ignormal
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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74
On donne l’idée du vrai avec du faux
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.First published in Menacing Hedge №10.03. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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73
Retroactive Discontinuity
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.First published in The Avenue №7. Content warning: an incident of sexual harassment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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72
Read ’Em, Wept
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable.Content warning: ableist and misogynistic slurs. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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71
Un poco alterado
From “Contrevoyant Dreams”, the eleventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.First published under the title “Tints and Hues” in issue №8 of Short Circuit, Short Édition’s quarterly review. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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70
Filemot
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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69
Bumptious Billingsgate
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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68
malntaln your grlp
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable.Content warning: thematic hint of fat-shaming. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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67
Desengaños del mundo
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.Content warning: cannibalism. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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66
Stepping Gingerly
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.Content warning: a maiming accident. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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65
Nam deteriores omnes sumus licentiæ
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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64
Manywhere
From “Your Ruined Septum”, the tenth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.First published in pacificREVIEW. Content warning: thematic hint of incest. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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63
Á sjálf sig þau trûðu
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable.First published in After Dinner Conversation. Content warning: mention of illness and death. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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62
Cancellist
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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61
Faitiche
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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60
Geomancing the Stone
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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59
Faute de mieux
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.First published in Toyon Literary Magazine vol 67. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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58
Antediluvian Optimism
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable.First published in Sci-Fi Lampoon winder 2021 ed. Content warning: a person is devoured by an animal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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57
My Memoirs Won’t Mention Me
From “Bureaucracide”, the ninth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.First published in Sonder Midwest. Content warning: fatal shootings. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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56
Antapocatastatic Peace
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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55
Nyetovshchik
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable.First published in Defenestration. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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54
You Put the Speck in Speculation
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable.First published in Fever Dream Journal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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53
Lives Forgone in Worlds Fantastical
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.Content warnings: mention of illness, death, cancer, and abortion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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52
Spillikins
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.Content warning: heart failure and a fatal shooting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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51
You’ve Got Ruin Value
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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50
Pontengisme
From “The Heckler’s Veto”, the eighth thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.First published in The Collidescope. Content warning: a misogynistic slur. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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49
A Purloined Hitherside
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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48
Squelette articulé
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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47
Creeping Infallibility
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable.First published in The Avenue №7. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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46
Native Adjectising
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.First published under the title “Firstable” in The Molotov Cocktail vol. 11 №10. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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45
Virus sin nombre
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.First published in The Red Lemon Review №1. Content warning: hints of mental illness. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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Verbigeration
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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43
Tip of the Icepick
From “Learnèd Helplessness”, the seventh thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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42
Motif f388
From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dalestromberg.substack.com
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The melancholic parables read aloud, one at a time. dalestromberg.substack.com
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