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Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Christmas Carol, Part 4
Book Summary; This classic work follows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man, who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and three spirits representing Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Happy Holiday Swing by Pecan Pie License code: 3OK8ZRTP6TEOSLDF
2024-12-30
53 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Christmas Carol, Part 3
Book Summary; This classic work follows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man, who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and three spirits representing Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Happy Holiday Swing by Pecan Pie License code: 3OK8ZRTP6TEOSLDF
2024-12-17
56 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Christmas Carol, Part 2
Book Summary; This classic work follows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man, who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and three spirits representing Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Happy Holiday Swing by Pecan Pie License code: 3OK8ZRTP6TEOSLDF
2024-12-09
46 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Christmas Carol, Part 1
Book Summary; This classic work follows the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man, who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and three spirits representing Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Happy Holiday Swing by Pecan Pie License code: 3OK8ZRTP6TEOSLDF
2024-12-02
49 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson
Book Summary; The story is a spoof of Lovecraft's antiquarian affectations. Littlewit, the narrator, is born August 20, 1690–200 years to the day before Lovecraft's birthdate—making him nearly 228 years old as he writes a memoir. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-11-18
18 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Unnamable
Book Summary; The narrator tells his close friend the tale of an indescribable entity that allegedly haunts the house and surrounding area. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Putrescently; undergoing the process of decay; rotting. - Apotheosis; the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. - Anathema; something or someone that one vehemently dislikes. - Laconically; in a way that uses very few words. Attributes; ...
2024-11-11
25 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Polaris
Book Summary; An unnamed narrator describes his nightly obsession with the Pole star, and his recurring dreams of a city under siege. The narrator struggles with determining whether his reality is real, or if his dream is the true reality. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-11-04
14 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
I Rescue Monsters
A rather unusual pet shop, with a rather unusual basement. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Comic Horrors, Comsic Entities, Aliens, Intelligent Life, Menagerie, Pet Rescue, Gore, Creatures, Eldritch Horrors. Original Source of the Story. I Rescue Monsters by Spookfox https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/I_Rescue_Monsters Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - Spooky Ambience; Sonido Ambiente 11 by Lachm from Pixabay
2024-10-31
44 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Out in the Woods
Our house always made my mother and I uneasy and the woods behind the house were even worse. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Entities, Paranormal Activity, Psychological Horror Original Source of the Story. Out in the Woods by prozac101 https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Out_in_the_Woods Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - Spooky Ambience; Sonido Ambiente 11 by L...
2024-10-29
24 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Psychosis
How can you be sure? Trigger Warnings! This story features; Entities, Conspiracies, Paranoia, Mental Illness, Psychological Horror, Psychosis, Gore, Body Mutilation. Original Source of the Story. Psychosis by Matt Dymerski https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Psychosis Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - Spooky Ambience; Sonido Ambiente 11 by Lachm from Pixabay
2024-10-29
42 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Fog
There are things that dwell here, things that make us not ourselves, heed this warning... Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychosis, Entities, Creatures, Cosmic Horror, Thalassophobia, Fog, Gore, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Murder. Original Source of the Story. Fog by Josef K. https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Fog Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for C...
2024-10-27
18 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Cave Children
Some places are never meant to be disturbed... Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychosis, Entities, Creatures, Nyctophobia, Speluncaphobia, Gore, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape, Sexual Assault, Murder, Body Horror, Mutilation, Cannibalism. Original Source of the Story. Cave Children by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Cave_Children Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): L...
2024-10-26
33 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Gateway of the Mind
With all sensory input severed, can you really talk to God? Trigger Warnings! This story features; Religious Horror, Medical Experiments, Scientific Experimentation, Psychosis, Gore, Violence, Cosmic Entity, Auditory Hallucinations. Original Source of the Story. Gateway of the Mind by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Gateway_of_the_Mind Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free f...
2024-10-26
06 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Lavender Town Syndrome
Legend has it when the first Pokémon games were released, something was very wrong with Lavender Town. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Urban Legend, Video Game, Suicide, Child Death, Violence, Mystery. Original Source of the Story. Lavender Town Syndrome by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Lavender_Town_Syndrome Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (fr...
2024-10-24
03 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Pale Luna
There's something to be said about people with too much time on their hands. Trigger Warnings! This story features; 80's, Video Game, Text Based Video Game, Murder, Child Death, Violence, Mystery. Original Source of the Story. Pale Luna by Mikhail Honoridez. https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Pale_Luna Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for C...
2024-10-24
07 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
7:05
Early one morning you receive a text message. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Time Travel, Madness, Violence, Entity. Original Source of the Story. 7:05 by Unknown. https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/7:05 Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - Spooky Ambience; Sonido Ambiente 11 by L...
2024-10-22
09 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Do Not Feed the Animals
A man visits a small town with an unusual feature. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Creature Feature, Gore, Murder, Supernatural, Body Horror. Original Source of the Story. Do Not Feed the Animals by Unknown. https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Do_Not_Feed_the_Animals Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by R...
2024-10-21
13 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Radio Silence
After a Century, an Intelligent Life in the Universe answers Earth. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Comic Horror, Comsic Entities, Aliens, Intelligent Life. Original Source of the Story. Radio Silence by benchbartlett https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Radio_Silence Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License c...
2024-10-20
06 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
12 Minutes
Some can't handle the voice of God... Trigger Warnings! This story features; Religious Horror, Found Footage, Mental Illness, Gore, Dismemberment, Murder, Child Death, Medical Horror, Miscarriage. Original Source of the Story. 12 Minutes by RoboKy https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/12_Minutes Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers L...
2024-10-20
09 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dear Theodore
I am the monster underneath your bed, I am the voice inside your head. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Monsters, Nightmares, Night Terrors, Abuse, Murder. Original Source of the Story. Dear Theodore by SpiritVoices https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Dear_Theodore Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard B...
2024-10-19
10 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Behemoth of the Deep
The recurring nightmare. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Cosmic Entity, Thalassophobia, Gore, Nightmares. Original Source of the Story. The Behemoth of the Deep by MLycantrope https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Behemoth_of_the_Deep Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - S...
2024-10-17
10 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Keeper of Eternity
Eternal Life is easy to obtain, follow the path and answer the question. Know the truth. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Cosmic Horror, Entity. Original Source of the Story. Keeper of Eternity by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Keeper_of_Eternity Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers L...
2024-10-16
08 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Please Don't Let Me Sleep
The human mind is a fragile thing. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychosis, Insomnia, Entity, Creature, Madness, Mental Illness. Original Source of the Story. Please Don't Let Me Sleep by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Please_Don%27t_Let_Me_Sleep Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers L...
2024-10-15
26 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Daddy's Little Angel
His daughter was the sweetest girl you'd ever meet, she'd never hurt anyone. Some people just don't understand. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychopathy, Murder, Violence, Gore, Cannibalism. Original Source of the Story. Daddy's Little Angel by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Daddy%E2%80%99s_Little_Angel Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for C...
2024-10-14
12 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Waterfall
It was only a dare... Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychosis, Entity, Creature, Madness, Mental Illness. Original Source of the Story. The Waterfall by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Waterfall Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - Spooky Ambience; Sonido A...
2024-10-13
09 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Russian Sleep Experiment
The Russian Sleep Experiment is a fictional account of experimentation acted out on subjects by the Soviet Government and Military in the wake of World War II. The experiment, ostensibly meant to explore the effects of sleep deprivation on the human body was also used to test a new gas that could keep people awake for days at a time. The story documents the degeneration of those experimented upon. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Conspiracies and Government, Madness, Paranoia, Mental Illness, Medical and Hospitals, Science and Experimentation, Survival Horror, Torture and Cannibalism...
2024-10-13
16 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Blind Woman's Cave
Legend has it there's a cave somewhere in New Mexico that can tell you the fate of mankind. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Folklore, Legends, Entities, Aliens, Psychological Trauma, Visions, Gore, Suicide. Original Source of the Story. Blind Woman's Cave by Leonardo F. Oliveira https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Blind_Woman%27s_Cave Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/O...
2024-10-11
26 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Old Lie of the Dead Lands
In the trenches of war, a man and his company await their orders. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Dimensional Travel, War, Purgatory, Gore, Violence. Original Source of the Story. The Old Lie of the Dead Lands by Stetson T. Sweeney https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Old_Lie_of_the_Dead_Lands Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash ...
2024-10-10
25 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
What We Are
A human's last moments. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Medical Horror, Body Horror, Entities, Dissection, Gore, Aliens. Original Source of the Story. What We Are by EmpyrealInvective https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/What_We_Are Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - S...
2024-10-09
14 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Bohemian Grove
The Club gathers for the Cremation of Care. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Psychedelic, Conspiracy. Original Source of the Story. Bohemian Grove by I, Da Cashman https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Bohemian_Grove Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE ...
2024-10-08
15 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Death Marriage
A US student on a scholarship in China is told the tale of a death marriage. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Chinese Folklore, Paranormal, Entities, Murder, Gore. Original Source of the Story. Death Marriage by Unknown https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Marriage Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In b...
2024-10-07
16 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Little Red Box
A woman begins to dream of a flower, then a little red box arrives at her door. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Entities, Body Horror, Gore. Original Source of the Story. The Little Red Box by Sir Bedlam https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Red_Box Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked I...
2024-10-06
24 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Girl in the Mirror
A young girl wakes up to see a girl in her mirror. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Visions, Time Travel, Murder, Torture, Medical and Scientific Experimentation. Original Source of the Story. The Girl in the Mirror by BeyondScaredDeath https://www.reddit.com/r/freehorrorstories/comments/ac5kzf/the_girl_in_the_mirrortrue/ Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - I...
2024-10-05
08 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Stairs
A boy and his friend find a staircase in the forest. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Paranoia, Mental Illness, Folklore, Folk Tales. Original Source of the Story. The Stairs by DPGxChip https://www.reddit.com/r/WillingStories/comments/7qxz1t/stairs/ Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard B...
2024-10-05
07 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Thing that had my Grandma's Face
A young girl stays in the old house their grandparents built, but there's something in their bedroom, something - wrong... Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Body Horror, Mentions of Suicide. Original Source of the Story. The Thing That Had My Grandmother's Face by ScaryStuffScaryStuff https://www.reddit.com/r/WillingStories/comments/3rfnqw/the_thing_had_my_grandmothers_face_story_by/ Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by...
2024-10-03
12 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Empty
A young girl is terrorised by an strange entity. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Paranormal, Entity, Paranoia, Dystopian. Original Source of the Story. Empty by XanCrews https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Empty_(First_Go) Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard Bodgers License code: DRHOPSI332APFKDE - S...
2024-10-02
08 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Curse of the Ninth
A man named Peter writes a song and regrets his choice. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Entity, Paranormal, Demon, Suicide. Original Source of the Story. The Curse of the Ninth by Trycksterr https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Curse_of_the_Ninth Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Locked In by Richard B...
2024-10-01
09 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Something Seems Off
A South African man accidentally provokes a great evil. Trigger Warnings! This story features; Psychological Horror, Entity, Paranormal, Madness, Paranoia, Body Horror, Blood and Gore. Original Source of the Story. Something Seems Off by InsaneLazyGamer https://www.reddit.com/r/WillingStories/comments/3u2ln7/something_seems_off_originally_submitted_it_to/ Attributes - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/O...
2024-10-01
25 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Strange High House in the Mist
Book Summary; Thomas Olney, a "philosopher" visiting the town of Kingsport, Massachusetts with his family, is intrigued by a strange house on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It is unaccountably high and old and the locals have a generations-long dread of the place which no one is known to have visited. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams L...
2024-09-30
30 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Festival
Book Summary; An unnamed narrator is making his first visit to Kingsport, Massachusetts, an ancient sea town where my people had dwelt and kept festival in the elder time when festival was forbidden. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-09-23
28 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture in the House
Book Summary; While riding his bicycle in the Miskatonic Valley of rural New England, a genealogist seeks shelter from an approaching storm in an apparently abandoned house. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-09-16
27 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Transition of Juan Romero
Book Summary; The mine that uncovers a very deep chasm, too deep for any sounding lines to hit bottom. The night after the discovery of the abyss the narrator and one of the mine's workers, Juan Romero, venture together inside the mine, drawn against their will by a mysterious rhythmical throbbing in the ground. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Auriferous; (of rocks or minerals) containing gold. - Covetousness; the feeling of having a strong desire for the things that other...
2024-09-09
21 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Ibid
Book Summary; "Ibid" is a mock biography of the Roman scholar Ibidus (486–587), whose masterpiece was in the work cited, "wherein all the significant undercurrents of Graeco-Roman thought were crystallized once and for all". The piece traces the skull of Ibidus, once the possession of Charlemagne, William the Conqueror and other notables, to the United States, where it travels via Salem, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island to a prairie dog hole in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Cf. - Shortened form of...
2024-09-03
16 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Statement of Randolph Carter
Book Summary; "The Statement of Randolph Carter" is the first person testimony of the titular character, who has been found wandering through swampland in an amnesiac shock. In his statement, Carter attempts to explain the disappearance of his companion, the occultist Harley Warren. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Propitiate; win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them. - Nebulous; (of a concept) vague or ill-defined. - Ken; one's range...
2024-08-26
22 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Moon Bog
Book Summary; The unnamed narrator describes the final fate of his good friend, Denys Barry, an Irish-American who reclaims an ancestral estate in Kilderry, a fictional village in Ireland. Barry ignores pleas from the superstitious local peasantry not to drain the nearby bog, with unfortunate supernatural consequences. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Effulgence - the ability to shine brightly. - Peristyles - a row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or internal garden or...
2024-08-19
27 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Doom that came to Sarnath
Book Summary; Craving more land, a group of these hardy people migrated to the shores of a lonely and vast lake at the heart of Mnar, founding the city of Sarnath. But the settlers were not alone. Not far from Sarnath was the ancient grey-stone city of Ib, inhabited by people who had descended from the Moon. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Inchoate; just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. - Chrysolie; Peridot, a gem-quality olivine. Archaically...
2024-08-13
26 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Quest of Iranon
Book Summary; This story is about a golden-haired youth who wanders into the city of Teloth, telling tales of the great city of Aira, where he was a prince. While Iranon enjoys singing and telling his tales of wonder, few people appreciate it. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-07-29
24 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Outsider
Book Summary; In this work, a mysterious man who has been living alone in a castle for as long as he can remember decides to break free in search of human contact and light. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-07-22
22 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Beast in the Cave
Book Summary; A man touring the vast Mammoth Cave becomes separated from his guide and becomes lost. His torch expires and he is giving up hope of finding a way out in the pitch dark when he hears strange non-human footsteps approaching him. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Sepulchre; a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried. - Salubrious; health-giving; healthy. - Freshet; the flood...
2024-07-15
21 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Street
Book Summary; The story traces the history of the titular street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as "but a path" in colonial times to a quasi-supernatural occurrence in the years immediately following World War I. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Verdure; the fresh green colour of lush vegetation. - Furtive; attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
2024-07-08
21 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Other Gods
Book Summary; Barzai the Wise, a high priest and prophet greatly learned in the lore of the "gods of earth", or Great Ones, attempts to scale the mountain of Hatheg-Kla in order to look upon their faces, accompanied by his young disciple Atal. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Injudiciously; showing very poor judgement; unwise. - Aureole; a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
2024-06-17
19 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Very Old Folk
Book Summary; The tale is told of a dream, where the protagonist is a Roman military official in the Vascon country near Pompelo. The countryside is, every year, ravaged by terrible hill people who kidnap citizens and perform cruel rituals at a Sabbath. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Supernal; of exceptional quality or extent. - Adumbrations; the act of giving the main facts and not the details about something, or something that gives these main facts. - Extirpation...
2024-06-10
24 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Evil Clergyman
Book Summary; The narrator discovers the reason the town's folk do not stay in the ancient house after dark and why they absolutely will not touch the cursed item on the table. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-06-02
15 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Old Bugs
Book Summary; The story is set in a bar on the rougher side of the Chicago stockyards. The bar is something of a focal point for the city’s illicit trade in hooch and narcotics. This is where a man who is known as Old Bugs works as a kitchen hand, and rants to customers about the terrors of abusing drugs and alcohol. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Superlative; of the highest quality or degree. - Cuspidors; a metal or ea...
2024-05-27
23 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Tree
Book Summary; Set in Ancient Greece, this story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-05-20
16 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Hypnos
Book Summary; The narrator writes that he fears sleep, and is resolved to write his story down lest it drive him further mad, regardless of what people think after reading it. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Phrensy; Violent and irrational excitement; delirium. - Erroneous; wrong; incorrect. - Vacua; a space entirely devoid of matter. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo...
2024-05-13
23 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
In the Vault
Book Summary; George Birch, an undertaker for the New England town of Peck Valley, finds himself trapped in the vault where coffins are stored during winter for burial in the spring. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Bucolic; relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life. - Prosy; (especially of speech or writing) showing no imagination; commonplace or dull. - Nonagenarian; being from 90 to 99 years old. - Compunction; a feeling of guilt or moral...
2024-04-29
25 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
From Beyond
Book Summary; The story tells of a high-strung scientist named Crawford Tillinghast who has invented a machine that — partly by stimulating the pineal gland — allows its users to see the vast and terrible layers of reality that coexist with the world perceived by the five senses. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Remonstrances; a forcefully reproachful protest. - Apoplexy; unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by P...
2024-04-22
26 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Cool Air
Book Summary; This is a tale told by a tenant of an old NYC brownstone, who wishes to explain to his listener why he loathes the touch of cool air. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Pince-nez; is a style of glasses, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that are supported without earpieces, by pinching the bridge of the nose. - Extirpation; the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence. - Garrulously...
2024-04-15
28 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dagon
Book Summary; This tale is in the form of a note left by a merchant mariner whose experiences in a lifeboat on the open sea have driven him to morphine-addiction and madness. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Homogeneity; the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind. - Eminence; a piece of rising ground. - Declivity; a downward slope. - Stygian; relating to the Rive Styx in Greek mythology.
2024-04-08
20 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Book Summary; A former intern and a worker of a mental hospital relates his experience with Joe Slater, an inmate who died at the facility a few weeks after being confined as a criminally insane murderer. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Terraqueous; consisting or formed of land and water. - Matutinal; of or occuring in the morning. - Emanations;(in various mystical traditions) a being or force which is a manifestation of God. - Palatial; resembling...
2024-04-02
34 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The White Ship
Book Summary; A lighthouse keeper named Basil Elton engages upon a peculiar fantasy in which a robed, bearded man is piloting a mystical white ship which appears when the moon is full. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Barque; a sailing ship of three or more masts with the aftmost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged. - Argosies; a large merchant ship, originally one from Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) or Venice. - Effulgent; shining brightly; radiant.
2024-03-25
22 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Through the Gates of the Silver Key
Book Summary; At a gathering to decide the fate of Randolph Carter's estate (which has been held in trust since his disappearance) the mysterious Swami Chandraputra, who wears curious mittens and enveloping robes, tells Carter's acquaintances of his ultimate fate. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Adventure is Calling by Vens Adams License code: OEE9X8ICZQGGPWNX
2024-03-19
1h 47
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Silver Key
Book Summary; Randolph Carter discovers, at the age of 30, that he has gradually "lost the key to the gate of dreams." Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Prosiness; commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting. - Dyspeptic; having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper. - Chalcedony; is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite. - Malodorously; having a bad smell.
2024-03-11
36 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Horror at Red Hook
Book Summary; A Brooklyn police detective learns the dark secrets of the city's most dangerous neighborhood, where mysterious immigrants conspire with a crazed old occultist to satisfy their ancient god in nightmare caverns below the urban squalor. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Amalgam; A mixture or blend. - Physiognomies; a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by...
2024-03-04
1h 04
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Shunned House
Book Summary; For many years the protagonist and his uncle, Dr. Elihu Whipple, have nurtured a fascination with an old, abandoned house on Benefit Street. Dr. Whipple has made extensive records tracking the mysterious, yet apparently coincidental sickness and death of many who have lived in the house for over one hundred years. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Inchoate; just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. - Febrile; having or showing the symptoms of a fever.
2024-02-27
1h 22
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Alchemist
Book Summary; The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family, including his manservant, die an early death. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Machicolated; (in medieval fortifications) an opening between the supporting corbels of a projecting parapet or the vault of a...
2024-02-19
29 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Lurking Fear
Book Summary; The story is narrated by an unnamed seeker of strange horrors who is investigating the massacre of a community of some six dozen backwoods degenerates in an obscure region of the Catskills, a massacre which occurred during a particularly violent electrical storm and seems to have been perpetrated by an unidentified clawed beast. The narrator soon discovers that the most sinister legends of the region center around the abandoned Martense mansion... Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Acetylene; (systematic name: ethyne...
2024-02-12
1h 05
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Colour Out of Space
Book Summary; The narrator, an unnamed surveyor from Boston, describes his attempts to uncover the secrets behind a shunned place referred to by the locals of the hills west of Arkham as the "blasted heath". Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Chiaroscuro; is an Italian term which translates as light-dark, and refers to the balance and pattern of light and shade in a painting or drawing. - Circuitously; in a way that is not straight or direct. - Homogeneous...
2024-02-06
1h 26
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Call of Cthulhu
Book Summary; The Call of Cthulhu chronicles Francis Wayland Thurston as he goes through notes of his dead uncle and other accounts of a mysterious cult. The cult worships Cthulhu, a monstrous human, octopus, dragon hybrid that lives in the sunken corpse city of R'lyeh, who's dreams influence reality. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Theosophists; Theosophy is a religion established in the United States during the late 19th century. It was founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and draws its teachings...
2024-01-30
1h 24
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 9
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Ennui; a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. - Idolatrous; showing very great admiration or respect for someone or something, often too great.
2024-01-22
1h 03
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 8
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Ormolu; a gold-coloured alloy of copper, zinc, and tin used in decorating furniture and making ornaments. The term originally referred to a process in which powdered gold was mixed with mercury and used...
2024-01-15
49 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 7
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Ague; a fever or shivering fit. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïs...
2024-01-08
50 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 6
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Asceticism; severe self-discipline and avoiding of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. - Profligacy; reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources. - Calumnies; the making...
2023-12-19
1h 14
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 5
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Ennui; a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. - Misanthrope; a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. - Panegyric; a...
2023-12-11
48 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 4
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Anodyne; a painkilling drug or medicine. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash
2023-12-04
1h 11
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 3
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Bismuth-whitened; a powder used in stage makeup. - Querulously; always eager to complain. - Espial; an act of noticing. - Tableau; a group of models or motionless...
2023-11-28
54 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 2
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Cheroot; a cigar with both ends open. - Collieries; a coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it. - Facile; ignoring the true complexities of an issue...
2023-11-20
1h 12
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Part 1
Book Summary; As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Précis; a summary or abstract of a text or speech. - Truculent; eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. - Proletariat; working-class people regarded collectively (often u...
2023-11-13
1h 21
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 11
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Contrivance; the use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality. - Prognostications; the action of prophesying future events. - Paroxysm; a sudden attack or outburst of a particular...
2023-11-06
58 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 10
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Garrulous; excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. - Rhapsodical; extravagantly emotional. - Eulogium; another term for eulogy. - Panegyric; a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
2023-10-31
49 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 9
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Conical; having the shape of a cone. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - I...
2023-10-23
51 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 8
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Mare Internum; is a large inland sea between South Europe and South-West Asia. - Promontories; a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland. - Pellucid; translucently clear.
2023-10-17
49 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 7
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - DE PROFUNDIS; Latin meaning; Out of Depths. - Superfluities; an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something. - Succour; assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
2023-10-09
46 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 6
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Parallelism; refers to using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence. - Lamellated; an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales. ...
2023-09-26
35 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 5
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Vacuity; lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness. - Expedient; (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral. - Obviate; remove (a need or difficulty). - Repudiate; refuse to accept; reject.
2023-09-18
42 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 4
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Sagacious; having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd. - Efface; erase (a mark) from a surface. - Taciturnity; the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary. ...
2023-09-11
48 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 3
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Vouchsafed; give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner. - Lumbago; is typically described as mild to severe lower back pain. - Index Expurgatorius (Latin); a list of books that the Roman...
2023-09-08
50 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dreams from Sniper's Rest, Good Night and Good Luck
A day in the life of a runner in the Apocalypse. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Javardh on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Fireflies by Ambient Boy License code: KUPYSZGFUQCUUGBP
2023-08-31
15 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 2
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Indefatigable;(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly. - Imprecations; a spoken curse. - Apropos; very appropriate to a particular situation. - Portmanteaus; a large travelling bag, typically made of stiff leather and...
2023-08-28
44 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dreams from Sniper's Rest, The Building Blocks of a Good Life
A group of friends carve out there place in nature together. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Javardh on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Fireflies by Ambient Boy License code: KUPYSZGFUQCUUGBP
2023-08-25
12 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Part 1
Book Summary; The story of Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and a hired guide who, following the instructions of a medieval alchemist claiming to have found a passage to the center of the earth, travel deep into an Icelandic volcano. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Irascible; having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. - Conjecture; an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. - Declensions; (in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) the...
2023-08-21
41 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dreams from Sniper's Rest, The Quiet Life
Even hackers in a futuristic city need to run errands. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Javardh on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Fireflies by Ambient Boy License code: KUPYSZGFUQCUUGBP
2023-08-17
21 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Time Machine, Part 4
Book Summary; A scientist who builds a time machine, travels to the year 802,701 AD and there encounters humanity's descendants – the childlike Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Interminable; endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically). - Malign; evil in nature or effect. - Carloviginan; The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family. - Estuary; the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream. - Diminution; a reduction in th...
2023-08-13
51 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dreams from Sniper's Rest, Bullets in the Badlands
Musings of an old retired treasure hunter on his porch in the badlands of a strange and beautiful planet. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Javardh on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Fireflies by Ambient Boy License code: KUPYSZGFUQCUUGBP
2023-08-11
11 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Time Machine, Part 3
Book Summary; A scientist who builds a time machine, travels to the year 802,701 AD and there encounters humanity's descendants – the childlike Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks. Words I had to look up in order to read this book; - Parapet; a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony. - Interminable; endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically). - Malign; evil in nature or effect. - Carloviginan; The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family. - Estuary;the tidal mouth of...
2023-08-06
47 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dreams from Sniper's Rest, Friendship and Flowers
A conversation among nature on a station in space between a human named Ash and an alien called Red. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Javardh on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Fireflies by Ambient Boy License code: KUPYSZGFUQCUUGBP
2023-08-04
15 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Time Machine, Part 2
Book Summary; A scientist who builds a time machine, travels to the year 802,701 AD and there encounters humanity's descendants – the childlike Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Dresden; a city in Germany. - Phœnician; was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. - Hypertrophied; excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells. - Pagoda-like; A pagoda is an...
2023-07-30
1h 04
Tales from Sniper's Rest
Dreams from Sniper's Rest, Wasteland Wares
A snippet of life in the Wasteland from the perspective of a merchant seller named Digit. Attributes; - Podcast Cover Photo by Javardh on Unsplash - Profile Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash - Intro/Outro Music; #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Fireflies by Ambient Boy License code: KUPYSZGFUQCUUGBP
2023-07-28
19 min
Tales from Sniper's Rest
The Time Machine, Part 1
Book Summary; A scientist who builds a time machine, travels to the year 802,701 AD and there encounters humanity's descendants – the childlike Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks. Word I had to look up in order to read this book; - Fecundity; the ability to produce many new ideas. - Anachronisms; the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. - Adroitly; in a clever or skilful way. - Linnæan;the Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active society devot...
2023-07-24
47 min