Literary Nomads

Join me, Steve Chisnell, as we find and lose meaning across modern and classic tales, through ancient and distant verse, atop everything in our many cultures which might be read. For teachers, students, and lovers of reading, we will discover new paths t

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Unwoven Interview #1: Dr. Jessica Manuel

Posted January 4, 2025 • 00:55:40

The first of three full interviews from the book launch of my poetry book Unwoven. Here, Dr. Jessica Manuel digs at some of the themes and motivations...

Trailer: Literary Nomads

Posted December 28, 2024 • 00:01:33

The Waywords Podcast is reborn as Literary Nomads: Wider explorations, broader embraces of reading, and (im)practical thinking!

Waypoint – The Shadow

Posted December 20, 2024 • 00:30:16

A Winter Solstice story of 1907, when four women begin to tell stories around the fire. . . .

Waypoint – The Ghost and the Bone-Setter

Posted December 20, 2023 • 00:21:21

A Winter Solstice tale by an old Irish storyteller, maybe even believable . . .

Waypoint – “The Doll” by Daphne du Maurier

Posted December 21, 2022 • 00:38:06

A Winter Solstice tale of a peculiar kind of terror, this story was recently discovered (2011) among a collection of du Maurier's works completed around...