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I wanted to share my thoughts on Camus's philosophy on the meaning of life, as a lot of what I read on my channel will share themes with this. I believe that Camus meant that freedom came from not giving in to the absurd, even if it may not include seeking the most desirable outcome.Buy 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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Paul Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, known as d'Holbach, was a Franco-German philosopher, encyclopedist and writer, who was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment. He was born in Edesheim, near Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate, but lived and worked mainly in Paris, where he kept a salon. He helped in the dissemination of "Protestant and especially German thought", particularly in the field of the sciences, but was known more for his atheism and voluminous writings against religion, famously including The System of Nature (1770) and The Universal Morality (1776). (Wikipedia)Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

Inspired by some recent time spent in the tropics; a story of a man that survives a plane crash.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1621394075-island-timeBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

This is a collaborative short story written by myself, Marlowe Bloem, Michael Borrelli, and Tomas Rosa. The story is about a group of characters finding their way to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1619250876-lost-and-searching-a-collaborative-writing-projectBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A man from Arkansas experiences a somewhat validating alien abduction.You can read the story here: wattpad.com/1618092342-a-somewhat-validating-adbuction-untitled-part-1Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

Laozi, formerly latinized as Laocius, was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers, with the name Laozi, literally meaning 'Old Master', likely intended to portray an archaic anonymity that could converse with Confucianism. (Wikipedia)Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

Sharing my thoughts on why writing and art allow us to express ourselves and communicate using a different form. Let me know what you think.Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A theodicy, meaning 'vindication of God', is an argument in the philosophy of religion that attempts to resolve the problem of evil, which arises when all power (omnipotence) and all goodness (omnibenevolence) are attributed to God simultaneously. Unlike a defense, which tries only to demonstrate that God and evil can logically coexist, a theodicy additionally provides a framework in which God and evil's existence are considered plausible. The German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Leibniz coined the term theodicy in his book Théodicée (1710)... (Wikipedia)Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

On the Soul is a major treatise written by Aristotle c. 350 BC classifying organisms' souls by their operations. In it, he alleges plants have the capacity for nourishment and reproduction, the minimum that must be possessed by any kind of living organism. Lower animals have, in addition, the powers of sense-perception and self-motion (action). Humans have all these as well as intellect. (Wikipedia)Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A young adult tries to comprehend the cruelty of war through discussion with his uncle.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/408903109-why-fightBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

James Naismith was teaching physical education at the Young Men's Christian Association Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and felt discouraged because calisthenics and gymnastics didn't engage his students. What was needed was an indoor wintertime game that combined recreation and competition. One evening he worked out the fundamentals of a game that would quickly catch on. Two peach half-bushel baskets gave the name to the brand new sport in late 1891. Basketball: Its Origin and Development was written by the inventor himself, who was inspired purely by the joy of play. Naismith, born in northern Ontario in 1861, gave up the ministry to preach clean living through sport. He describes Duck on the Rock, a game from his Canadian childhood, the creative reasoning behind his basket game, the eventual refinement of rules and development of equipment, the spread of amateur and professional teams throughout the world, and the growth of women's basketball (at first banned to male spectators because the players wore bloomers). (Google Books)Basketball has been big part of my life, and plays a big part in Canadian culture, so it was about time that I delved into the history of the game: presented by the inventor of the game; one of the greatest Canadians in history.You can read a version of the book here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/590be125ff7c502a07752a5b/t/5bdb9c66562fa73fc1648fc4/1541119097397/Naismith,+James,+Basket+Ball+Its+Origin+and+Development.pdfBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

I am reading these names from the Book of Remembrance for Those Who Fell for Ukraine (memorybook.org.ua). @КнигаПамятіполеглихзаУкраїну

A very short story from me.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1613019801-rolling-onBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A story about a play and an unprecedented audio box.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1606822854-scatola-boomBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A story about a man and his meeting with a gentle ghost. Back with a bit of humour in this one.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1605028965-my-gentle-ghostBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A man and his town fall into a mysterious fatigue. A somewhat Kafkaesque story.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/406387363/write/1601256229Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

A story about a trying to unveil a simulation, and existentialism - kind of like the Matrix with a twist.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1600313115Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

Tried to write something by just letting it flow from the top of my head. Not sure about the ending. Hope you enjoy!You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/405613456-wandering-wisdomBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

Had an idea and wanted to have a go at a children's story. Hopefully something my niece and nephew can enjoy.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/405211110-tony-baboonPicture: https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/36130154-cute-mandrill-baboon-cartoon-on-white-backgroundBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

This is one of my favourite works that I've created. I hope you enjoy!You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1592121837-the-loss-of-giancarlo-marettiBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADBuy my collection of short stories on Amazon here: 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=1-1

Just wanted to talk about my journey with tinnitus and raise awareness. Would love to hear from anyone else that has struggled with tinnitus. If you are interested, consider donating to organizations such as the American Tinnitus Association.Buy 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

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

Become a member to submit priority requests for my recordings and like & subscribe for more!Thanks for Ben Majercak for the thumbnail illustration. You can find more of Ben's artwork on Instagram @benmajercakart.Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=CAD

I thought I would share some thoughts after all these years of recording DFW.Thanks to Ben Majercak for the thumbnail illustration. You can find more of Ben's artwork on Instagram @benmajercakart.

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)Become a member to submit priority requests for my recordings and like & subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@PallettownBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pallettownPaypal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CQ68PXMWB7G8Y&no_recurring=0&currency_code=CADSupport the show

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.Support the show

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.".Support the show

"Why Bother?", originally published as "Perchance to Dream: In the Age of Images, a Reason to Write Novels", is a literary essay by American novelist Jonathan Franzen. It is often referred to as "The Harper's Essay". First published in the April 1996 issue of Harper's magazine, the essay concerns the persistence of reading within the context of technological growth and distraction. Franzen recounts his meditations on the state and possibility of the novel form, often against the backdrop of his personal experience, eventually concluding that the novel still has potential cultural agency in the United States, and often gains it by paradoxical drives of both culture and author. (Wikipedia)Support the show

This short story was published in the short story collection 'Girl with Curious Hair' in 1989. The story a man and a woman telling the story of their relationship.Support the show

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

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

Well, I did it. Take that haters. What’s your favourite thing about peanut butter?Support the show

A zombie writes a letter to his loved ones.Support the show

A man that works for his family-owned, small-time residential glass business is conned.You can read the story here: https://www.wattpad.com/1518042910-big-glassSupport the show

I've always found Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft fascinating, and wanted to write a story about it.You can read the text here: https://www.wattpad.com/1533262127-paintings-in-a-wallSupport the show

Penpal (2012) is the debut novel of American author Dathan Auerbach. The horror-suspense novel is based on a series of creepypasta stories Auerbach posted to the r/nosleep forum on Reddit. The book follows the first-person narrator as he realizes he was the focus of an obsessed stalker who tracks him throughout his childhood.Support the show

This short story was published in 1999 in the collection 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.'Support the show