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The Story of Zen

March 1, 2016 by Tom Thumb No Comments

 I remember the confusion I felt in my religious studies class at school when the teacher asked me what…

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Stories of Mad Dictators – Enver Hoxha, Saparmurat Niyazov etc

March 17, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

While my story of Simon Simonov is mostly a riff on narcissism, it’s obviously inspired by some of the crazier…

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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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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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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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Jonathan Franzen On Why We Want to Be Loved, Not Liked

October 16, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The novelist, Jonathan Franzen, gave a commencement address at Kenyon College this year and it was such powerful stuff that…

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The Littlest Hobo – An Inspiration to Travel

October 9, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

I think I owe a good deal of my nomadic existence to a kid’s television program from the 80’s called…

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The Story of the Ancient Polynesian Navigators

June 28, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

You think of a navigator and you picture someone bent over charts and maps, studying a sextant and making longhand…

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The Courage of Sinead O’Connor

June 24, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The strength of character shown here by Sinead O’Connor really blew me away. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4fVxcT00Sc She was due to sing at…

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Theo Jansen and His Magical Creatures

February 2, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Theo Jansen makes herds of beasts out of plastic tubes that will live their lives on beaches, powered by the wind.

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How Loki Killed Baldr – Stories of the Norse Gods

November 30, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

A story of the trickster god, Loki, and how too much goodness and purity is just asking for trouble.

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The Most Bizarre Creation Myth – the Norse Legend

October 15, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Clouds made from giant brains, humans from drops of sweat and the sun and moon desperately trying to outrun ferocious wolves in vain – the vikings easily had the coolest creation story.

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1001 Arabian Nights – Stories of the Middle East

September 7, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

1001 Arabian Nights are to the Middle East what Shakespeare is to the English-speaking world. Wild, imaginative, sensual stories that have influenced writers for centuries.

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The Story of Tom Thumb

May 13, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

I got my name by hitchhiking to India but the Tom Thumb stories go way back. Tom Thumb has been…

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Some Sufi Stories

May 13, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The Essential Rumi from Coleman Barks These are a few of my favourite stories from the luminous Sufi poet, Rumi,…

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