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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth thirteenth of my collection 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

From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the fifth parable.Content warning: mention of death and blood. 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

From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.Content warning: reference to bullying. 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

From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the third 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

From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable.First published in The Daily Drunk. 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

From “Beware the Rope’s End”, the sixth 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the seventh parable.First published in Fudoki Magazine. Content warning: allusion to suicide. 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth parable.First published in Gone Lawn №39. Content warning: mention of broken bones. 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.First published in After Dinner Conversation. Content warning: severed body parts. 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.First published in Press Pause vol. 4. 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the second parable.Content warning: dead body parts, unsavoury narrator. 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

From “Good Morning Turnkey”, the fifth thirteenth of my collection Melancholic Parables, this is the first parable.Content warning: allusion to suicide. 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

From “Punchline to the Apocalypse”, the fourth 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

From the fourth thirteenth (called “Punchline to the Apocalypse”) of my 2022 collection Melancholic Parables, this is the sixth 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

From the fourth thirteenth (“Punchline to the Apocalypse”) of my 2022 collection 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

From the fourth thirteenth (called “Punchline to the Apocalypse”) of my 2022 collection Melancholic Parables, this is the fourth parable.First published in Twin Pies Literary vol. IV. 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

From the fourth thirteenth (called “Punchline to the Apocalypse”) of my 2022 collection Melancholic Parables, this is the third parable.It was first published in After Dinner Conversation. Content warning: mention of execution. 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

From the fourth thirteenth (which is called “Punchline to the Apocalypse”) of my collection 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

From the fourth thirteenth (called “Punchline to the Apocalypse”) 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

From “Chewing Your Cremains”, which is the third 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

From the third thirteenth (called “Chewing Your Cremains”) of my collection 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