I – The Night the Sea Took Them It began with the wind. Not the steady, salt-laden breeze the villagers were used to, but a sharp, rising howl that rattled shutters and made the dock ropes groan. That evening, the sun had set clear over the western ridge, staining the sky in streaks of rose…… Continue reading The Lighthouse at Breaker’s Point
Category: Storytelling
Aurora’s Wake
# Aurora’s Wake — Oral Delivery Version (Begin slowly, calm and steady — let the first image linger) The Aurora’s Wake moved with the steady grace of a ship that knew the sea. Her dark hull cut through the morning waters, parting them into quiet ripples that fanned away into the mist. Above her deck,…… Continue reading Aurora’s Wake
The Bench, Arthur’s Story
Every day, straight after school, my mates and I would run to the pub. Not to get a drink, we were all underage and still in school uniform, but because that is where the nearest bus stop was. If we were lucky, we would catch the first bus, especially if it was running a little…… Continue reading The Bench, Arthur’s Story
Get a New Phone To Make You Look Successful?
The other day, a man came up to me and offered to sell me a new phone. I am not a wealthy man, and certainly not one who can update to the latest cellphone each year. So, the man’s offer intrigued me. ‘But,’ I thought to myself, ‘do I really need a new phone?’ At…… Continue reading Get a New Phone To Make You Look Successful?
The Tale of the Leopard Eagle
Not many of us will have seen a Leopard Eagle nor, indeed, have even heard of it but, at one time, it was widespread across the world from East Asia, through Southern Europe, parts of Africa and into North America. The ‘Leopard’ Eagle is so called because of the dark spots against a golden brown…… Continue reading The Tale of the Leopard Eagle
I Saw an Old Man, a Very Old Man (a Christmas story)
This is a Christmas short story Photo by Marc Kleen on Unsplash This is a transcript of the story I related at Moving Stories Cafe in November. I saw an old man, a very old man. He was walking along the street from shop doorway to shop doorway. This old man, he was not shopping; he was looking…… Continue reading I Saw an Old Man, a Very Old Man (a Christmas story)
Moving Stories Cafe
A new monthly storytelling event in Gloucester Last Thursday, I was excited to pop along to Cafe Rene to attend the launch event of a new storytelling group in Gloucester. The group is called the Moving Stories Cafe. The message behind the name is that the venue moves from one cafe to another each month…… Continue reading Moving Stories Cafe
October’s Story Telling at Joe’s Yarns
Joe’s Yarns. The scene is set for Life Story telling at Smokey Joe’s Cafe in Cheltenham. The last Wednesday of each month is when we hold a storytelling event at Smokey Joe’s Café in Cheltenham. This event has been regularly running for over three years and still goes strong. Unlike many other storytelling events, it…… Continue reading October’s Story Telling at Joe’s Yarns
What Does Your Coffee Cup Say About You?
Do you know what this is? Of course, you do; it’s a take-away coffee cup. Yet. It is not any ordinary coffee cup, it is a Starbucks coffee cup. Furthermore, it is not just any old Starbucks coffee cup, it is a Starbucks Reserve coffee cup. This cup says a lot about me. It says…… Continue reading What Does Your Coffee Cup Say About You?
My First Disaster
After Christmas, comes Boxing Day; a day when, as a child, I used to get to play with some of the new toys I’d been given the day before. It was a day, too, when we’d visit family; most often my grandparents. I wonder though, do you recall Boxing Day 2004? Photo by João Nascimento…… Continue reading My First Disaster
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