Pallettown
I record short stories, novels, essays, and other writing (some of my own). Follow my Youtube channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/@Pallettown
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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¤cy_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/pallettownPay...
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 hi...
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.
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.".
This abstract short story by David Foster Wallace was published in the collection 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' in 1999.
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.
"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 re...
This article was was published in The New Yorker in 2019. It provides a shift in perspective on the climate dilemma.
Well, I did it. Take that haters. What’s your favourite thing about peanut butter?
A zombie writes a letter to his loved ones.
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-glass
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-wall
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.
This short story was published in 1999 in the collection 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.'
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