Storytelling swordplay: a study group for developing storytellers

Storytelling swordplay: a study group for developing storytellers

by | Jun 7, 2023

The study group is a ringside experience in wielding the swift blade of story to sharpen your own instincts as a storyteller. Join Simon and fellow scholars as he works his way live through a tale. It’ll be like Twitch for students of oral storytelling. Throw in...
Storytelling swordplay: a study group for developing storytellers

Storytelling swordplay: a study group for developing storytellers

by | Apr 25, 2023

The study group is a ringside experience in wielding the swift blade of story to sharpen your own instincts as a storyteller. Join Simon and fellow scholars as he works his way live through a tale. It’ll be like Twitch for students of oral storytelling. Throw in...
Storytelling swordplay: a study group for developing storytellers

Storytelling swordplay: a study group for developing storytellers

by | Apr 2, 2023

The study group is a ringside experience in wielding the swift blade of story to sharpen your own instincts as a storyteller. Join Simon and fellow scholars as he works his way live through a tale. It’ll be like Twitch for students of oral storytelling. Throw in...
A better kind of strength

A better kind of strength

by | May 15, 2022 | Essay Writing, folk tale, mythology

  I am setting out again to write a letter to you about a moment in a story. What we should really call an incident. I’m trying to write as myself, not leaking into styles such as Henry Miller’s, Laurence Ferlinghetti or Milan Kundera. Nor the way everyone talks...
Lead on the cheeks

Lead on the cheeks

by | Mar 20, 2022 | Essay Writing, folk tale, mythology

This story is about what it takes to get what we truly long for. The hero needs all her ingenuity and courage to pass beyond watchful eyes to find her beloved in Scotland. I’ll share the story, and unpack the images within it as they speak to me, then hand it to...