Tales from the Hearth: Recent Episodes
Stormfire Productions
For fans of The Diplomat, The X-Files, and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? HAVANA SYNDROME is a groundbreaking new audio drama which follows the story of two siblings pulled unwillingly into the realm of global espionage when their sister goes AWOL from the CIA to track down the source of a mysterious sound which has plagued spies, diplomats, and military officers around the world. First episode premieres November 28th, 2024.
The first clue is already here: havanasyndromepodcast.com. Follow us on Instagram @stormfireproductions and TikTok @stormfire.audio.
Scripted and sound design by Lisette Alvarez.
Featuring the voice talents of:
- Lisette Alvarez
- Ryan Ruiz
- Adriene Arce
- Christiaan Voldstaad
- Scott Welnosky
- Whitney Johnson
- Ian DePriest
How can an island, only 90 miles from the U.S. southeastern coast, feel so far away? Lisette Alvarez guides you through their journey as the first person in their family to return to Cuba after over 60 years, all within the context of U.S.-Cuba geopolitical history.
This 12-episode true story is released just in time for the anniversaries of two major U.S.- Cuba events: the 10th anniversary of the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana, and the 25th anniversary of the Elián González crisis. These moments of history, and more, will be discussed in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HAVANA.
Episodes are released weekly beginning August 15, 2024. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episode Transcripts
Fletcher aims for the future.
CONTENT WARNING: Allusions towards violent direct action. Loud sounds/music at around the 8:30 minute mark.
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Fletcher confronts the Fates.
Landslide, a three-part series, is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. The next part is coming soon.
You can support this latest experiment with the Storyteller Project.
Join our weekly Friday creative coworking sessions on Discord and Twitch.
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The tale of a valley of master weavers, and the wall blessed by the fates to protect them -- until it didn't.
Landslide, a three-part series, is written and produced by Lisette Alvarez. The next part is coming soon.
You can support this latest experiment with the Storyteller Project.
Join our weekly Friday creative coworking sessions on Discord and Twitch.
Check out our other show, "The Ortiz Twins Are Coming Home" and support the full series run at ortiztwins.com.
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From the creators of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services, Black Friday, and Tales From the Hearth comes a new modern audio folk tale--The Ortiz Twins Are Coming Home is a fantasy podcast about twins on the US/Mexico border as they reconnect with their indigenous roots and uncover forgotten family history. The Ortiz Twins is written by Andrew Siañez-De La O and produced by Stormfire Productions.
Join the launch party on February 24, live in Alexandria, Virginia and virtually! Get tickets and support the full series run at ortiztwins.com. Thank you for listening. Gracias por escuchar.
Please note: this audio contains material that might be disturbing for some audiences sensitive to loud noises and implied violence.
Listen now to "The Tone" for the upcoming modern folk tale LANDSLIDE, which will premiere later this week.
Sound and music sourced via a Creative Commons license at freesound.org.
See and share the moodboard across our social media. Find your hearth.
Tomorrow begins the actual script writing! Want to join the next 9AM and 12PM EST livestream and creative co-working? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We are trying to hit $100, or 50% of our goal today, and we're only $49 short! You can contribute now.
There once lived a young warrior named Fletcher, who lived in a village protected by a grand, old, woven wall. When his village is destroyed by a freak landslide, Fletcher goes off on a quest to confront those who failed to protect them from such a disaster–the fates themselves.
Landslide, a modern audio folk tale, will premiere….mmm, early next week. Welcome to Day 2, Experiment #4 of the Storyteller Project. You can find the moodboard inspired by yesterday’s collective tarot reading and created during today’s creative co-working by checking out our Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr pages.
We are already 26% of the way to our mini-fund goal of $200! Can we make it to 50% today? Every dollar over our goal goes to the next person who wishes to run this experiment. The fundraiser ends next week, after I finish post the upcoming folk tale! You can learn more at stormfireproductions.com/storyteller, or check out our links in the show notes.
We’ll be back tomorrow with sample audio and another creative co-working session at 12PM ET on our discord channel. Come join us!
See and share the moodboard across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join the next 9AM and 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We have until next week to raise $200! We are already 26% of the way there. You can contribute now.
Welcome to the Storyteller's Workshop! For day one of the Storyteller Project, Lisette Alvarez conducted a collective tarot reading to inspire a new modern folk tale. By next week, there will be a mini episode in this feed. Between now and then, however, you will get a mix of podcast episodes which include unedited workshopping, sample audio, and a trailer. That's because each day, Lisette will work for a set amount of time based on a part-time workload in their area. So this unedited episode? Didn't want to waste an hour there that could be put towards editing the final product. So you'll hear all the phone notifications, bumping of tables, ums and ahs and stutters. That's the messy work of the story sausage, my friend!
The decks used:
Liminal Spirits Oracle by Laura Tempest Zakroff
The Wildwood Tarot by Mark Ryan (Author), John Matthews (Author), Will Worthington (Illustrator)
(Thanks again to Creative Energy in Melbourne, FL for the last-minute deck recommendations and acquisition!)
The final spread:
- The nature of the main character(s): The Stag
- The nature of the conflict: Fiber
- The nature of the motivation: The Archer
- The antagonist: Clay
- The allies/skills needed: Knight of Bows/Fox
- What must be sacrificed: Honeybee
- The messages: Queen of Vessels + Environment
- A message from collective's shadow: The Wheel
See and share the tarot spread across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join this week's daily 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We have 5 days to raise $200! We are already 26% of the way there. You can contribute now.
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The myth of how we became storytelling animals.
This special episode was made with the support of those who have already contributed to the 2023 Storytelling Crowdfund. All contributers receive a copy of "The Storyteller" paper, a prose research essay I wrote in 2016 on the global archetype of the Storyteller. All contributers for the Bardic Box and above get a special bound and signed copy.
We have until Halloween to meet our stretch goal! We are already 75% of the way there. Check out our gift levels and contribute before the deadline! https://stormfireproductions.com/2023-storytelling-crowdfund/
Thank you for listening!
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With moonlit adventures and witchy revelations, this episode brings on Diana Helmuth, author of new nonfiction memoir "The Witching Year: A memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft" and award-winning "How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking".
Diana Helmuth is a nonfiction author. Before delving into writing, she studied anthropology and Arabic at UC Berkeley and went on to moonlight in Silicon Valley’s startup land as an operations manager for several seed-stage companies. Her first book, "How to Suffer Outside", won a National Outdoor Book Award, and her freelance work on travel, millennial cultural trends, and nature journalism can be found in various books and online magazines. When she’s not writing, she helps produce the occasional podcast. Helmuth was born and raised in Northern California.
You can find "The Witching Year" (or both of Diana's books!) which is now available to purchase on the links at her website: https://www.dianahelmuth.com/
This episode was designed and edited by Sarah Buchynski.
We are less than a month away from the end of our crowdfunding campaign and only have 4 limited gift slots left. If you'd like to support, please head over to https://stormfireproductions.com/2023-storytelling-crowdfund/
Find us across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join the next creative co-working? Connect via our Discord server.
Thank you for listening.
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We're trying something new.
Support the 2023 storytelling crowdfund and claim your gifts now. There are 2 limited higher-tier packages available, as well as our basic $7+ gift. We have until Halloween to reach $3200!
You can also see the video version (with captions) of this teaser on the crowdfund page, under "The Story" tab.
Ali is an overworked and underpaid scribe who dreams of being a voice of her generation. When her boss, a capricious and calculating god, asks Ali to take the fall for a seemingly innocuous mistake, she must decide if his promise of riches is worth burning out inside an ivory tower.
Listen now to "Ali and the Tower", a modern folk tale and audio short created, written, performed, and produced by Lisette Alvarez as a part of the Storyteller Project. Thank you to everyone who has supported, shared, and listened to the journey so far. We'll be back in November for Experiment #4.
All sound and music was sourced with a Creative Commons license at FreeSound.org.
Find us across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join the next creative co-working? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. Help fund the next story. You can contribute now.
Thank you for listening.
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Here we seek the audio teaser vibes for "Ali and the Tower", our upcoming mini audio folk tale about an overworked scribe whose strength of will is tested by gods and ivory towers.
Sound and music sourced via a Creative Commons license at freesound.org.
See and share the moodboard across our social media. Find your hearth.
Tomorrow begins the actual script writing! Want to join the next 9AM and 12PM EST livestream and creative co-working? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We are trying to hit $100, or 50% of our goal today, and we're only $17 short! You can contribute now.
See and share the moodboard across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join the next 9AM and 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We have until Monday to raise $200! We are already 42% of the way there. You can contribute now.
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WARNING: Unedited 30+ minute podcast episode ahead. Also mention of blood from a paper cut. Because apparently this particular folk tale requires blood sacrifice.
Welcome to the Storyteller's Workshop! For day one of the Storyteller Project, Lisette Alvarez conducted a collective tarot reading to inspire a new modern folk tale. By Monday, there will be a mini episode in this feed. Between now and then, however, you will get a mix of podcast episodes which include unedited workshopping, sample audio, and a trailer. That's because each day, Lisette will work for a set amount of time based on a part-time workload in their area. So this unedited episode? Didn't want to waste an hour there that could be put towards editing the final product. So you'll hear all the phone notifications, bumping of tables, ums and ahs and stutters. That's the messy work of the story sausage, my friend!
The decks used:
Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani
Next World Tarot by Christy C. Road
The final spread:
- The nature of the main character(s): The Magician
- The nature of the conflict: The Tower
- The nature of the motivation: Strength
- The antagonist: Ace of Cups
- The allies/skills needed: The Chariot
- What must be sacrificed: Seven of Cups
- The message: Ten of Wands
- A message from collective's shadow: Temperence
See and share the tarot spread across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join this week's daily 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We have 5 days to raise $200! We are already 24% of the way there. You can contribute now.
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The seamstress must choose which dream she wants to live in...forever.
The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon is a modern folk tale written, performed, and produced by Lisette Alvarez. Stay tuned for the next experiment and collective tarot reading, beginning Friday, August 4th.
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Stay tuned for more interviews and modern folk tales by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your digital hearth! If you want to support the work of the Storyteller Project, please consider donating what you can on the website.
Our determined seamstress dreams and weaves, and is nearing the end of both. What shall she do when the steward gives her the final spool of moonbeam?
The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon is a modern folk tale written, performed, and produced by Lisette Alvarez. The third and final part will premiere...soon.
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Stay tuned for more interviews and modern folk tales by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your digital hearth! If you want to support the work of the Storyteller Project, please consider donating what you can on the website.
A seamstress, unlucky in love and unrecognized in talent, is commissioned to create a cloak of moonbeams.
This is the first of three parts of The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon, a new modern folk tale inspired by a collective tarot reading. You can visit the whole making of process by listening to the Experiment #2 episodes. Part Two will premiere...soon. You can read more about the change in direction, and--yes--lack of sound design, on the Stormfire Productions website here.
The story was written, performed, and produced by Lisette Alvarez.
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Stay tuned for more interviews and modern folk tales by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your digital hearth! If you want to support the work of the Storyteller Project, please consider donating what you can on the website.
Oral storytelling is not a remnant of the past. It is gloriously alive. In this interview with a storyteller, Tracy Chipman shares an aspect of storytelling that is truly mythic.
Tracy Chipman uses she/her/they pronouns and resides in Northern Wisconsin occupying land belonging to the Anishinaabe peoples. She stepped onto the path of storyteller 27 years ago sharing her great love of this ancient art with folks throughout America and beyond. She courts and tells deep myth, traditional tales and personal narratives through an emerging, intuitive and performative lens. Tracy also shares her passion for story as a mentor/coach with those curious about stepping deeper into their power as storytellers and those keen to become more mythically aware, aligning with stories as allies for transformation.
She believes storytelling is a co-creative act capable of deep alchemy and forging transforming connections between humans, ourselves and the more-than-humans worlds.
Storytelling cultivates deep listening and opens our imaginations to imagine the unimaginable. She has just published her first book, Borealis Mundi - Resting in Place, Loss & Grace and is curious about the gifts orality can bring to the written word.
Links - www.tracychipman.net
Borealis Mundi - https://www.tracychipman.net/seasonal
Transcript auto-generated via Descript. Episode edited and sound designed by Sarah Buchynski. Stay tuned for more interviews and modern folk tales by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your digital hearth!
A modern folktale about a young woman's betrothal to an enchanted mouse, and her journey to break the curse placed upon her whiskered husband. THE MOUSE'S WIFE is an audio storytelling spin on various famous fairy tales and myths including Psyche, the Enchanted Pig, and Beauty and the Beast.
This audio short story was created as a proof of concept of TALES FROM THE HEARTH for film and podcast festivals.
THE MOUSE'S WIFE was written, voiced, and produced by Lisette Alvarez.
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A spider, a rabbit and a raven walk into a bar...and all hell breaks loose. Well, what else do you expect when dealing with tricksters? The latest interview with a storyteller is a little more like an interview about storytellers. Specifically, the tricksters (and their stories) who have the power to shape our world.
Dr. Emily Zobel Marshall is a professor at Leeds Beckett University and has been a full-time Lecturer at the School of Cultural Studies there since 2007. Emily is an expert in the role of trickster figures in the literatures and cultures of Africa and its Diaspora and has published widely in this area, most recently "American Trickster: Trauma Tradition and Brer Rabbit"; and one that first brought me to her work -- "Anansi's Journey A Story of Jamaican Cultural Resistance." I highly recommend both.
In this interview, we also mention places where Anansi and Brer Rabbit show up in modern pop culture, including "American Gods" and the latest season of "Random Acts of Flyness", which I also highly recommend. If you know of other modern stories that feature these trickster figures, please reach out as Emily is currently researching this area! Transcript auto-generated via Descript. Episode edited and sound designed by Sarah Buchynski. Stay tuned for more interviews and modern folk tales by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your digital hearth!
One moon related story is still in the works, so here is an interview with a storyteller who also writes moon-related tales. In this episode, we talk about what kinds of stories feed us and making tales that explore the grey areas of life.
M. Molder is the creator and all-the-hats wearing producer for the audio drama, "The Moon Crown." They've spent much of their life striving to make art, and have delved into many skills they've always wanted to try out through audio drama. You can find information about the show on https://themooncrown.com or follow along on most social media via @TheMoonCrownPod, with the occasional closer look at the sound design process on Twitter.
Transcript auto-generated via Descript. Stay tuned for more interviews and modern folk tales by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your digital hearth!
What you're about to hear is a fully edited trailer for "The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon", a modern folk tale told via audio short -- the complete episode which will be recorded, edited, produced and uploaded tomorrow. Ideally. Stay tuned via whichever podcatcher, social media, or other hearth you follow.
Our final Storyteller Workshop via the discord will also take place tomorrow at 12PM EST. Come join!
We are keeping the micro-crowdfund open until the end of the week We are almost 20% of the way to our goal of raising $500. Please consider supporting the Storyteller Project if you haven't already!
All music and sound was sourced via a Creative Commons license with Freesound.org.
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Today marks day three of the Storyteller Project. Over the course of the week I have been sharing the process of creating an audio drama short from the ground up.
What you are about to hear is a sample sound mix for "The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon", a modern folk tale and audio drama short premiering on Monday, March 6. This clip gives you a taste of the tone the story is aiming for. I have also been working on the script for recording and production! Tomorrow you will receive a fully produced trailer and another piece of concept art.
If you haven't yet joined our daily Storyteller Workshop this week, you have two more days to hang out! Join our Discord channel. And find your hearth, we're all over the internet now!
If you like what you hear, toss a coin to your storyteller via our Storyteller Project fund. We've raised $65 out of $500, and we have only a few days left! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, you are helping to sustain art in your community.
All sounds and music are sourced under a Creative Commons License from FreeSound.org.
The synthesizing of yesterday's tarot reading into a coherent hook and logline for a modern folk tale called "The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon". A much shorter unedited episode this time!
You can find the full logline and the story's moodboard on our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join tomorrow's 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
We have 4 days left to raise $500! We are 10% of the way there. Support indie creatives, and contribute now.
And we're back with another experiement in collective creativity in order to make a modern folk tale! If you joined us back in December, you'll notice the format is more or less the same, with a few strange hiccups and coincidences because, well, magick.
Enjoy and share our tarot reading on social media, which you can find wherever you find your hearth.
The decks used:
Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani
Next World Tarot by Christy C. Road
The final spread:
- The nature of the main character(s): The Moon (Divine)
- The nature of the conflict: Four of Cups Reversed (Next World)
- The character's motivation: Six of Cups (Next World)
- The allies/skills needed: The Hanged Man (Divine)
- What must be sacrificed: The Lovers (Next World)
- The antagonist: The Fool (Divine)
- The message: The Fool (Next World)
- A message from collective's shadow: The Moon (Next World)
See and share the tarot spread across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join our daily livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We have 5 days to raise $500! You can contribute now.
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Tonia Ransom is the creator and executive producer of NIGHTLIGHT, a multi-award-winning horror podcast featuring creepy tales written by Black writers, and Afflicted, a horror thriller best described as Lovecraft Country meets True Blood. Tonia has been scaring people since the second grade, when she wrote her first story based on Michael Myers. She’s a World Fantasy Award Winner, and This is Horror Award runner-up. She lives in Austin, Texas. You can follow Tonia @missdefying on all the socials. Risen is her debut book.
Transcript auto-generated via Descript. The next audio folk tale experiment will run beginning March 1st. Stay tuned by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your hearth!
Welcome to the interview side of the Storyteller Project and Tales from the Hearth: Interview with a Storyteller. Alongside modern folk tale experiments such as "The Wedding Gift", your host--Lisette Alvarez--will also be interviewing fellow storytellers across mediums and experiences to explore the position of a storyteller within their community and culture. CONTENT WARNING: Discussion on mental health, mortality, and references to writing that discusses suicide. Ester Ellis is a Los Angeles based Sound Designer and Writer best known for her work on "Dungeons and Daddies", "Hit the Bricks" and "Arden". She created the isolation horror podcast "Station Blue", and the surreal microfiction "The Goblet Wire". Follow Ester on Twitter @EsterTheEsper Mentioned resources: * Vulture article on the state of podcasting in 2023 * Characteristics of White Supremacy
Transcript auto-generated via Descript. The next Interview with a Storyteller will be shared February 15, 2023 and the next audio folk tale experiment will run beginning March 1st. Stay tuned by signing up to our newsletter, or wherever you find your hearth!
Three brothers. A magical pair of dice. A wedding disaster which must be averted.
Listen now to "The Wedding Gift", a modern folk tale and audio short created, written, performed, and produced by Lisette Alvarez as a part of the Storyteller Project. Thank you to everyone who has supported, shared, and listened to the journey so far. We'll be back in the new year with a new experiment.
We have until December 4th to raise $500 for the Storyteller Project fund, and we are 54% of the way there. Please consider contributing.
All sound and music was sourced with a Creative Commons or Attribution license at FreeSound.org. The tango piece, Passion Tango, was created by Lena Orsa.
Thank you for listening.
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Ah yes, it's all coming together...
What you're about to hear is a fully edited trailer for "The Wedding Gift", a modern folk tale told via audio short -- the complete episode which will be recorded, edited, produced and uploaded tomorrow December 2nd. Stay tuned via whichever podcatcher, social media, or other hearth you follow.
Our final Storyteller Workshop via the discord will also take place tomorrow at 12PM EST. Come join!
We are keeping the micro-crowdfund open until Sunday! We are almost 50% of the way to our goal of raising $500 in one week. Please consider supporting the Storyteller Project if you haven't already!
All music and sound was sourced via a Creative Commons license with Freesound.org.
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Today marks day three of the Storyteller Project. Over the course of the week I have been sharing the process of creating an audio drama short from the ground up.
What you are about to hear is a sample sound mix for "The Wedding Gift", a modern folk tale and audio drama short premiering on Friday December 2nd. This clip gives you a taste of the tone the story is aiming for. I have also been working on the script for recording and production! Tomorrow you will receive a fully produced trailer and another piece of concept art.
If you haven't yet joined our daily Storyteller Workshop at 12PM EST this week, you have two more days to hang out! Join our Discord channel. And find your hearth, we're all over the internet now!
If you like what you hear, toss a coin to your storyteller via our Storyteller Project fund. We've raised $200 out of $500, and we have only a few days left! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, you are helping to sustain art in your community.
All sounds and music are sourced under a Creative Commons License from FreeSound.org.
The synthesizing of yesterday's tarot reading into a coherent hook and logline for a modern folk tale called "The Wedding Gift". A much shorter unedited episode this time!
You can find the full logline and the story's moodboard on our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join tomorrow's 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
It's Giving Tuesday! We have 3 days left to raise $500! We are already 23% of the way there. Support indie creatives, and contribute now.
WARNING: Unedited 30+ minute podcast episode ahead.
Welcome to the Storyteller's Workshop! For day one of the Storyteller Project, Lisette Alvarez conducted a collective tarot reading to inspire a new modern folk tale. By the end of the week, there will be a fully produced mini episode in this feed. Between now and then, however, you will get a mix of podcast episodes which include unedited workshopping, sample audio, and a trailer. That's because each day, Lisette will work for a set amount of time based on a part-time workload in their area. So this unedited episode? Didn't want to waste an hour there that could be put towards editing the final product. So you'll hear all the phone notifications, bumping of tables, ums and ahs and stutters. That's the messy work of the story sausage, my friend!
The decks used:
Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yoshitani
Next World Tarot by Christy C. Road
The final spread:
- The nature of the main character(s): Three of Cups
- The nature of the conflict: Six of Cups
- The nature of the motivation Four of Wands
- The antagonist: Five of Cups
- The allies/skills needed: Three of Coins
- What must be sacrificed: Four of Cups
- The message: The Lovers
- A message from collective's shadow: Queen of Cups
See and share the tarot spread across our social media. Find your hearth.
Want to join this week's daily 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server.
This is an experiment paid for by the Storyteller Project Fund. We have 5 days to raise $500! We are already 23% of the way there. You can contribute now.
Introducing the Storyteller Project, a new creative concept from the creator of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services.
Subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts.
Learn more about the project and find your hearth on the website.
Contribute to the Storyteller Project fund. We have one week. Let's get to $500!
Creative commons music and sounds sourced from Freesound.org