Category: Inkling Thought
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Fox and Crow by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Fox and Crow by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Book Club Suggestions : How To Run One
Often people will search for book club suggestions online looking for lists of suggested reading, but really what they’re looking for is guidance for how to run a book club well. This particular post will offer book club suggestions in the realm of how to talk through the books you’ve read: specifically what do they mean?…
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Romance Novel Tropes : We Need Them Now
Any glance at any set of headlines from the 24-hour news networks will have you scrambling to search inside the archive for Black Eyed Peas’ Where is the Love? Perhaps part of the answer to their question’s hiding inside the largest book category on Amazon: romance. Romance novel tropes could fix many of our current…
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Fox and Stork by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Fox and Stork by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Liberal Arts Definition and the Role of Literature
Today’s guest post working towards a Liberal Arts Definition as regards The Role of Literature comes from the ever-brilliant, ever-humble Dr. Anthony Cirilla, The Boethian Acolyte. I can remember asking some very awful English teachers (and some very good ones) not only for a liberal arts definition, but also “when am I going to use this in real life?”…
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The Frogs Desiring a King by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Frogs Desiring a King by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my…
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The Hares and The Frog by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Hares and The Frog by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my…
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Brothers Grimm : Iron Henry or The Frog Prince
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Frog Prince or Iron Henry by Brothers Grimm. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of…
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Lion and Mouse by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Lion and Mouse by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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The Lion’s Share by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Lion’s Share by Aesop. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories…
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Brothers Grimm Rapunzel
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading the Brothers Grimm Rapunzel. Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales is another one of my podcasts featuring bedtime story readings — in this case the myths, legends, folklore and tall tales of the world. Now and again, I read one of my own stories or…
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Sitting at the Feet of the Hogwarts Headmaster
Sgt. John Granger of the United States Marine Corps (stationed in Japan) was proud to say that he was perfectly normal, thank you very much. He was the last person you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious — especially invocational magic — and the last person you would expect to become a Hogwarts headmaster…