Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! "The Enormous Radio" by John Cheever.John Cheever Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbKalXQhI8&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YD6iPWwn1gby6HECTTJ9LG7✨Do you have a S…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg.Allen Ginsberg Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFMMsh0bZr4&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC-IzwfB0U7yEDL…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below!Jorge Luis Borges Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXoDmYk4d3U&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAvL0XGmv4GkzbiQ9atSJJgLabyrinths Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about a mother's role, death, and time with "Death Register" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.Ryunosuke Akutagawa playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "Dark they Were, and Golden-Eyed" by Ray Bradbury!Ray Bradbury Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJn1oGhk1Uo&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YB91u3zBw…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we discuss "The Chameleon" by Anton Chekhov. Anton Chekhov playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7cp5AOk0jg&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCv7SwjKQiStbL6odWh3305✨…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia". Let's talk about religious comparisons, trauma, and more.Edgar Allan Poe Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watc…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "I Died for Beauty -- but was Scarce" by Emily Dickinson today!Emily Dickinson Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xru3yRIG9KM&list=PLHg…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we discuss and react to "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnsKMRaAmzg&lis…

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below!✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? ☕️ Buy Us a Coffee/Support my Channel!: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcanti…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway!Ernest Hemingway Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oa13cjNZqw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YB0TTfiXg0X_juRB2-Gly…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about fate, shortcuts, and fixing mistakes with "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs today!W. W. Jacobs Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWFt…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about grief and marriage with "A Journey" by Edith Wharton today.Edith Wharton Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTBLkf94BU0&list=PLHg_kbfrA…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "The Sound Machine" by Roald Dahl today.Roald Dahl playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is12ApKN6f4&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAuIJbftoUQqoRVtULh0_…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about "The South" by Jorge Luis Borges. A story with multiple threads delving into the mind, reality, and idealized visions of oneself. Jorge Lui…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Joyce Carol Oates today! We will also briefly discuss it with Anton Chekhov's story of a similar name. Link to …

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about "Zimmer Land" from Black Friday by Nana Kwame Adjey Brenyah.Nana Kwame Adjey Brenyah Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbRSPW0hi04&lis…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we discuss "Women" by Alice Walker.Alice Walker Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzW3Qx6Ajk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAW5haYZU3jP59b75dSu8_s✨Do you have…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we discuss "What I Have Been Doing Lately" by Jamaica Kincaid.Jamaica Kincaid Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmkPonC2hHc&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBCgP…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk "Uncle Wellington's Wives" by Charles W. Chesnutt!Charles W. Chesnutt Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBZ95ldBQwo&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBX548f8…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we react to the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou.Maya Angelou Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YCogbSuQI4&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCg9PtpqUOQRVaw_91…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about "Cannibalism in the Cars" by Mark Twain. It was recommended by us to check out as a great satire of American politics. Mark Twain Playlist:…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! What is the role of the author and reader in a text? Can one come to the same conclusion? Let's talk about "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" by Argentine …

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about the possible and the improbable. The analytical and the brawn. The insightful and the brilliance. Let's talk about the first modern detecti…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Themes of courage and cowardice come to a head today in "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway.Ernest Hemingway Playlist: https://www.y…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below!Let's talk about "A Very French Christmas" collection from New Vassel Press. ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us c…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about "The Sermon in the Cradle" by WEB DuBois. W.E.B. DuBois Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3XMVcadnJ8&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC2FILVlf5sdh…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Sylvia Plath was an incredible and talented poet. Let's talk about "Tulips" today and its meaning to us as well as possible interpretations and analyses. Sylvi…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below!✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads.📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.pat…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! With existentialist themes and the search for who we are vs who we want to be, "The Killers" is a tight, dialogic story from American writer Ernest Hemingway.E…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about parents, identity, and coming of age with "Reunion" by John Cheever.John Cheever Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbKalXQhI8&list=PL…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about the titular story "Gorilla, my Love" from the same-titled collection by Toni Cade Bambara. A story that explores identity, authority, and name…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! As usual, there is too much to cover today. We talk about Hegelian Dialectics, Determinism, Free Will, Social Masks, Historical Recurrence, and more with "The …

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about romanticism and coming of age with "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett. There are many angles to approach this including from an Eastern Phil…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Emily Dickinson and one of her most famous works "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" tells a story of a woman on the precipice of life and death. Emily Dickin…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! One of his shorter pieces! "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic literature flash fiction packed with many of the classic themes we love in Poe's …

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about the spooky "The Pale Man" by Julius Long today!Julius Long Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhOqtDrlZY&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBd1zTCw43mVB…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! One of Edgar Allan Poe's finest works, today we talk "William Wilson". A great story that really demonstrates the deep and piercing psychological insight he ha…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about English author Neil Gaiman and his short story "Troll Bridge" today.Neil Gaiman Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCT-o_pe0w&list=PLH…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about "The Form of the Sword" (also translated to "The Shape of the Sword") by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges. I had originally planned to ta…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! We are going to work through Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's "Friday Black" story-by-story. We start from the beginning with The Finkelstein 5.Nana Kwame Adjei-Bren…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! An amazing Argentine writer, Julio Cortazar and his "Blow Up" short story are up for discussion today.Julio Cortazar Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below!✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads.📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.pat…

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about Columbian author Gabo, aka Gabriel García Márquez. One of the most famous writers. Today we talk about his short story "One of These Days."Gab…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover "Tell them not to kill Me!" by Mexican author Juan Rulfo. Juan Rulfo Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ly_MupWdM&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCLkk…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Langston Hughes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMet0ADPNZI&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YA78br-dPR_Aj0FFXVN_OgjHarlemBY LANGSTON HUGHESWhat happens to a dream de…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about Brazilian master writer Machado de Assis's "Father Against Mother" short story today!Machado de Assis Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?…

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover "A Pair of Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin.Kate Chopin Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W0B6N5BNqE&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBnXXvGuPT4Qe0QZY7gk…