Joseph VoelbelNineteen Stories was largely inspired by the craftwork of Argentinian short story author Jorge Luis Borges, who penned such notable works as, 'The Library of Babel', 'Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius', and 'The Garden of Forking Paths'. The potency of succnctness, the economy of language, and the architecture of opening and closing a creative account were driving forces in its creation. To inspire this awareness Voelbel narrated the complete works of 'Ficciones', (https: //www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBkR92zU2opmHMLv44zDyC1ntt9tUxvxa) a clip of which appeared on WNYC Studios, On The Media, Episode 'Infinite Scroll' aired Nov. 11th, 2022, Section 3 'The Enduring Allure of The Library of Alexandria' (https: //www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-infinite-scroll). Please subscribe to Joseph's YouTube channel here: (https: //www.youtube.com/josephvoelbel) Read More Read Less