Category: literature
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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…
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An Evening with Marilynne Robinson
Tara and I had the distinct pleasure of attending the evening with Marilynne Robinson hosted by CFW in Manhattan, similar to the one with Christian Wiman the night of the JFK protests. The highlight of the evening, for me at least, came when M ( I can see her as the mother of James Bond,…
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Mercury’s Song to Phaedra by John Dryden
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Mercury’s Song to Phaedra by John Dryden. 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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Mountains in Labor by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Mountains in Labor 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…
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Lycidas by John Milton
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading Lycidas by John Milton. 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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A Hairy Tail by Lauren and Jeremy
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading A Hairy Tail by Lauren and Jeremy. 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…
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The Sick Lion by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Sick Lion 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 or…
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The Phoenix and the Turtle by Shakespeare
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Phoenix and the Turtle by Shakespeare. 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…
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Aesop
Today for Myths, Legends, Folklore and Tall Tales, we’re reading The Town Mouse and the Country 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…