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Holocaust Stories from Auschwitz – Speak You Also by Paul Steinberg

March 14, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

How many stories and memoirs about the Holocaust have we read or, more probably, seen on the big screen? Indeed,…

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Dumb Startup Ideas

Dumb StartUp Ideas 1 – secretmeat.com

March 13, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

[remember, if you take this idea and make lots of money from it then you agree to send me 1%…

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Stuff I Like

The Road Junky Festival of Creativity

February 16, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

I’ve never liked festivals much. They’re crowded, the food is expensive and bad, they’re muddy, and if you lose your…

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Stuff I Like

Taoist Stories of Chuang Tzu

December 8, 2014 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Stories from Lao tzu, Chuang Tzu and other Chinese mystics from thousands of years ago.

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Reading time: 4 min
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Thoughts

How I Became a Storyteller

December 4, 2014 by Tom Thumb No Comments

One of the questions I’m asked most commonly after a performance is’ how did you become a storyteller?‘ I think I’ve…

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the most beautiful sunset in the world is on a greek island
Stories

The Painter

July 17, 2014 by Tom Thumb No Comments

High above a village on the Greek island of Kalos, there lived an old painter in a small stone house…

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bushmen stories
Stuff I Like

The Story of the Bushmen of the Kalahari

April 29, 2014 by Tom Thumb No Comments

“Good day! I saw you from far away and I am starving to death!” “Good day! I was dead but…

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shark story
Thoughts

The Story of Sharks

April 29, 2014 by Tom Thumb No Comments

‘The sea about Athos is very full of monsters who seized and devoured the drowning Persians.” So observed Herodotus in…

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Stories

The Greatest Love Story of All Time

October 19, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

When Elsa Schenkel came of age there were no shortage of suitors. Her family was wealthy and respected and could…

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Stories

The Story of Simon Simonov

September 24, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The day that Simon Simonov won the presidential election was the happiest moment of his life. ‘For my part I…

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Reading time: 7 min
Stories

Wandering Viola – With Strings Attached

April 15, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

This is for me the best of the stories we’ve published so far on the web comic, Wandering Viola –…

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Wandering Viola – The Birth of A Web Comic

April 15, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

In the sea of words that is the internet, a writer can feel quite lost. I found myself turning out…

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just the image for itunes

January 4, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments
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the most beautiful sunset in the world is on a greek island
Stories

The Story of the Painter

December 19, 2012 by Tom Thumb No Comments

  High above a village on the Greek island of Kalos, there lived an old painter in a small stone…

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Stories

The Almost Complete Audio Stories

June 2, 2012 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Here are some of my latest stories to listen to as you’re falling asleep, on a bus or just in…

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Stories

The Tale of the Dragon

December 28, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The sounds of the men drinking and laughing in the garden of the tavern echoed off the surrounding mountains and…

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Stories

The Night I Met Father Christmas – the Tramp

December 25, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Para mi Alma. When I was 5 I saw Father Christmas. I know what you’re already thinking: I saw my…

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1001 Nights Storytelling

December 23, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I6UB8aL4V8 I made a couple of mistakes here – for instance it should have been Birbal, not Bilal, in the…

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Thoughts

The Story of the Man Who Could Win A Game of Chess in 9 Moves

November 12, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

So way back in the 1930’s when Alekhine was the world chess champion, having recently defeated the great Capablance for…

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Stories

Bozo and the Storyteller – the Audio Book Online

November 3, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

This is the audio book of my novel Bozo and the Storyteller read by the talented Emily Bennett. There are…

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