by Simon | Jun 7, 2023 | Essay Writing, newsletter
On the trail of golden threads and rusty nails of Dutch folk and fairy tales. I’ve been telling stories for about 15 years. I’ve had an automatic relationship with the ones I’ve told. I saw them in a book or heard them and knew pretty soon I had to...
by Simon | Sep 13, 2022 | Essay Writing, newsletter
Queens live until they are done And the King arrives in a different world than she passed from… I’ll admit to mourning. A radio beam from my grandparents’ time went quiet and I couldn’t submerge my grief. I even delayed this newsletter out of respect. Then over the...
by Simon | 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...
by Simon | 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...
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