by sw | Mar 22, 2021 | Walk the Tortoise
Empty Your Cup Today, a VERY short tale from American author O Henry. Listen now https://www.buzzsprout.com/1745684/8382387.mp3 Why this story? I came across this whilst roving the mysterious place that is The Internet and it left me trying to filling the gaps. A...
by sw | Feb 26, 2021 | Walk the Tortoise
The Blind Man and the Elephant Enjoy this narrative poem by John Godfrey Saxe. What does an elephant look like to YOU? Listen now https://www.buzzsprout.com/1745684/8259468.mp3 Why this poem? In my (no so) secret life as an oral storyteller, I often tell this as a...
by sw | Jan 26, 2021 | Walk the Tortoise
Desiderata It’s been a while and a great deal has happened since I decided to record something for you – Coronavirus, the final severing of the UK from the EU, the end of Trump and the beginning of Biden – and it made me think of a book that I...
by sw | Mar 26, 2020 | Walk the Tortoise
Rudyard Kipling’s “If” A Zen koan re-imagined for our busy world. Well, for me! Listen now https://www.buzzsprout.com/1745684/8259410.mp3 Why this story? It’s been a busy 12 months, filled with learning and reading and learning and reading...
by sw | Feb 28, 2020 | Walk the Tortoise
O Henry’s “A Strange Story” Today, a VERY short tale from American author O Henry. Listen now https://www.buzzsprout.com/1745684/8259410.mp3 Why this story? I came across this whilst roving the mysterious place that is The Internet and it left me...
by sw | Jan 28, 2020 | Walk the Tortoise
Hokusai says… Don’t be afraid (with thanks to Roger Keyes) A few years ago, I heard a poem called “Hokusai Says”. It was written by the rather wonderful and inspiring Roger Keyes, art historian, Hokusai scholar, and co-founder of York Zen whilst he was in...
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