Spotted on yesterday's walk. A Grimm tale in progress, apparently. But which one? #FolkTales #IsleOfWight

🎄🐐🎉 For people who’ve left toxic family (or who want to!) Escapegoats Anonymous: No-Contact Affirming Zoom Christmas Party - sharing, silly games & prizes. Dress-up welcome but optional. 🎄🐐🎉 www.eventbrite.com/e/escapegoat... 🎄🐐🎉 #mentalhealth #survivors #alternativechristmas #mentalwellbeing

Today's to-do list: registered my show for next year's Ventnor Fringe Festival #LiveStorytelling #IsleOfWight

Wishing you more this Yuletide xxxx

Today’s to-do list.

This year because of you, an amazing £6,000 has been raised through club nights, comedy nights, marathon runs, birthday fundraisers, artwork sales, and so many other creative acts of generosity! Thank you!! If you're interested in being a Community Fundraiser, get in touch 👉 www.arts-emergency.o...

💥 Seventy thousand women have now signed our letter. Seventy thousand women saying clearly that exclusion is not in our name and that trans people deserve dignity, safety and belonging. 🙏 Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk #NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite

Current obsession: MacPhee’s Black Dog. A traditional Highland tale with rhizomatic roots in Scots fairy lore and Irish mythology. It’s a magnificent epic, but condensed into 15 minutes. And it’s started keeping me awake nights. I’m gonna tell it very soon. #LiveStorytelling #FolkTales #Folklore

Tonight’s supermoon above my little hometown. Always remember there is beauty in the world. #IsleOfWight

Today's story research involves finding out all about mountain huts in the alpine areas of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is definitely VERY SERIOUS RESEARCH and not just looking at lovely photos and daydreaming, oh no. #LiveStorytelling

Back from my Suffolk retreat.

Tomorrow I head off on solitary retreat for a week. Yes, in an actual hut. With no phone and no internet. But possibly with a beard by the time I'm done. I'll reply to any messages when I get back. Be good to each other, people, it's cold out there.

Very sorry to say that tonight's Story Club is cancelled due to illness ☹️ Hope to see you at our December meeting instead – Thursday 11 December, 7pm at Sandown Library.

Come and join the Island Storytellers for the Isle of Wight's monthly story club! A relaxed, friendly evening of traditional storytelling. Tell a tale yourself, or just sit and listen. All welcome. Thursday 20 November, 7–9pm, Yelf's Hotel, Ryde #LiveStorytelling #OralStorytelling #IsleOfWight

TONIGHT. If you’re lucky you might be able to scoop up a pair of ticket returns, but you’ll have to be quick! #IsleOfWight

Step in from the December cold and enjoy the fine tradition of ghost stories for the festive season. @hollyofthestories.bsky.social and I take you on a journey to the places where wraiths walk at night. More info and booking: www.ticketsource.co.uk/storytelling #IsleOfWight #LiveStorytelling

A last-minute cancellation means a couple of tickets have become available for this previously sold-out #storytelling gig by the two best tellers on #IoW. So if you tried to get a ticket and couldn't, you've got another chance! Highly recommended.

Fancy something a bit different for Halloween? Join @hollyofthestories.bsky.social and me for an evening of tantalising terror at Babushka Books, #IsleOfWight. Very dark, very scary, and strictly for grown-ups. There's only a handful of tickets left, so grab yours while you can. Info in AltText.

No, not the sun. Tonight's moon. #IsleOfWight

#FolkTales, #FairyTales, #legends, true tales, funny tales... if #storytelling is your brew, join Island Storytellers Story Club, Thu 16 Oct, 11am, Newport Library, #IsleOfWight Tell a tale yourself, or just listen. Free entry. Broomstick optional Get our newsletter: mailchi.mp/781efa6dcff3...

A person went to Wales. A person came back. Apparently both persons were me. But only apparently.

Heading off on retreat tomorrow. Will be away for two weeks. No email, phone or internet while I'm away, so I'll catch up with any messages etc. afterwards. The good news is I'll definitely have the world all sussed when I get back.

Words from the heart, and exactly what I needed to read right now. If you're a #storyteller or other artist, you might want to read them too. Art in spite of hard times, art because of hard times. Thanks Laura.

#FolkTales, #FairyTales, #legends, true tales, funny tales... if #storytelling is your cup of tea, join Island Storytellers Story Club, Thu 18 Sep, 7pm, Ventnor Library, #IsleOfWight Tell a tale of your own, or just sit and listen. Free entry Sign up for our newsletter: mailchi.mp/781efa6dcff3...

Be careful what you put up your nose. Especially if it’s dust from a box you’ve just been handed by a wizard. “The Stork Caliph” is a story I learned from a Gazan girl named Hala. I retold it for Tell A Child In Gaza’s Tale. More info, video and links in Alt Text. #FolkTales #OralStorytelling

#FolkTales, #FairyTales, #legends, true tales, funny tales... if #storytelling is your cup of tea, join Island Storytellers Story Club, Thu 18 Sep, 7pm, Ventnor Library, #IsleOfWight Tell a tale of your own, or just sit and listen. Free entry Sign up for our newsletter: mailchi.mp/781efa6dcff3...

This will be excellent

Woke up this morning to the sound of angry wasps trapped inside a Morphy Richards hairdryer. Yes, it’s another August bank holiday weekend on the Isle of Wight.

Storytelling fun at Chale Show on Saturday. Photo and hat both courtesy of Sue Bailey. #LiveStorytelling #IsleOfWight

Everyone tracking this? Petition @38degrees.bsky.social act.38degrees.org.uk/act/stop-sha...?

Hey, you! Stop your tyrannical ways! Last night I told Tales That Topple Tyrants to a lovely warmhearted audience at #vfringe25. Tales That Topple Tyrants will return in new formats and venues before too long. Watch this space! #livestorytelling #folktales Photo by @paulcowdell.bsky.social

Who's going to arrest him?

👑 Feeling gloomy about the world? You need TALES THAT TOPPLE TYRANTS – a storytelling show about bad kings and how to defy them 👑 Sun 27 July, 6.15pm The Bijou @ Fringe Village More info & tickets: bit.ly/4jrPjTl Proud to be part of Ventnor Fringe #vfringe25 #LiveStorytelling #IsleOfWight

Had a delightful afternoon yesterday, joining a fab line-up for #LiveStorytelling as part of the Waterloo Festival. Tales of changelings and roses, cabbages and kings, gods and fools – and a lovely audience too Photos courtesy of @paulcowdell.bsky.social and event host @londondreamtime.bsky.social

Today! Come and join us for some Secret Garden Storytelling, a late afternoon treat for story-loving grownups. Bring a picnic, bring a sun hat, bring your friends, bring your heart 🌞🌳💚

Step into the heart of Sherwood Forest with the legendary hero who stole from the rich, gave to the poor, and always had a trick up his sleeve! THE DARING ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Wed 23 July, 7pm Ventnor Library, #IsleOfWight Book now: bit.ly/3SbmmPw #vfringe25 #FolkTales #LiveStorytelling

Do you love a good story? Do you fancy trying something new? Treat yourself to some #LiveStorytelling at the Island Storytellers' Story Club. Bring a tale of your own to share, or just sit and listen. Free entry. Thursday 17 July, 11 am – 1 pm Lord Louis Library, Newport, #IsleOfWight PO30 1LL

This Saturday I'm making a wild dash up to London for some Secret Garden Storytelling! Bring a picnic, relax in the lovely garden, and enjoy a fab line-up hosted by @londondreamtime.bsky.social. Find out more and grab your free tix: connectionwithwonder.com/events/secre... #LiveStorytelling

Well, what a lovely evening that was! Telling tales “Under The Tree” with the Island Storytellers crew in Northwood Park yesterday, as part of the #IsleOfWight Biosphere Festival. Charming setting, charming audience, lots of fun. #IWBiosphere #LiveStorytelling #FolkTales

Home sweet home. Tell me you don't envy me living in this little fun-palace of a town and I won't believe you.

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Looking forward to telling some tall tree tales and leafy lies at the #IsleofWight Biosphere Festival! Join the Island Storytellers for an evening of #LiveStorytelling under the magnificent trees of Northwood House, Cowes. Tickets £5 Book now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/theislandsto... #iwbiosphere

The bookseller will see you now. Just one of many reasons to love Babushka Bookshop, #Shanklin, #IsleOfWight.

This is Malak. She’s in costume because she’s doing some storytelling via Zoom from her home in Gaza I retold Malak's lovely story for Tell A Child In Gaza’s Tale, a project to amplify the children's voices. Watch here: tiny.cc/wvhn001 Info and links in AltText #FolkTales #LiveStorytelling

Ooh I love this. It's beautiful, it's accessible, and it's free.

Spent the afternoon recording a storytelling video. The finished video is 6 minutes long. The recording process took, um... longer. Maybe I should stick to what I know, i.e. bellowing analogue stories at people in a field. #OralStorytelling

The act of snail seduction is far from a straightforward affair… 🐌🐌 #snail #mollusks #Springwatch #Springwatch2025 #Springwatch20 #BBCSpringwatch #nature #wildlife