I’ve literally called out of work to go hiking on so many occasions (like 10 times just this year so far)
the call of the wild
I enjoy the faces on the laptop. It’s like a very modern art piece showing the horrors of remote work.
Thank you for sharing this story, I’ve never read it before and holy hell do I understand the main character!
This was my favourite author in high school. He wrote this stuff in the early 1900 but it’s still so relatable for modern readers. I highly recommend “il fu Mattia Pascal” (the late Mattia Pascal) and a little less recommended “uno, nessuno, centomila” (One, no one, and one hundred thousands).
https://www.pirandellointranslation.org/someones-laughing this one is also good. It’s satire against squadrism. (He “subscribed” to the fascist party due to fear and pressure, so he protested more criptically)
https://www.pirandellointranslation.org/the-license this one instead is against ostracism and singling out weaker people.
He also was a pioneer of meta-theater, with works like “sei personaggi in cerca d’autore” (six characters in search of an author).
I’ve done this. Totally worth it.




