Today on #WomensEpics:
Chandravati's Ramayana

This is a retelling of the Ramayana by a Bengali poet named Chandravati. She lived in the 16th century, and re-wrote the epic to distract herself from heartache.
Her retelling focuses on Sita's perspective, the horrors of war, and compassion between women that crosses battle lines. It survives to this day in the oral tradition.

Read more:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/c-is-for-candravatis-ramayana-womens.html

Power, Purpose, and Historical Fiction — Meet Sam Foster

What does it mean to write #historicalfiction that’s both deeply researched and boldly personal?

In this new episode of Audio Signals #podcast on ITSPmagazine, I sit down with #author Sam Foster to talk about the creative process behind Thy Mother Is A Lioness, his newest work exploring powerful women in #Renaissance Italy and the hidden strength passed through generations.

We talked about:

#Writing from experience vs. researching the unknown

Blending truth with #fiction without rewriting #history

#Creativity as a lifelong purpose—not just a profession

Using #Substack to share stories directly with readers

It’s a story about #storytelling.

A reflection on identity, curiosity, and the drive to ask: Why?

Teaser (below) https://youtu.be/65BPBklx-I0

Watch the full Episode: https://youtu.be/awj5Oul0mus

Listen to the episode: https://www.audiosignalspodcast.com/episodes/thy-mother-is-a-lioness-historical-fiction-and-the-stories-that-shape-us-a-conversation-with-sam-foster-audio-signals-podcast-with-marco-ciappelli

Read Sam’s work: https://www.samfosterbooks.com/

Subscribe to Audio Signals Podcast for more stories about storytelling and storytellers!

#storytelling #book #historicalfiction #writingcommunity #podcast #authors #creativeprocess #medici #renaissance #readers #writers #books Sean Martin, CISSP

I.26 (1/4)

All right. Let’s take a proper look at that chest now.

Too fancy to be just storage—definitely hiding something worth the effort.

Crafty little thing, isn’t it?
Trigger switch… pressure catch…
What’s that, a poison dart? Or is that a vial tucked into the mechanism?

Someone really didn’t want this opened.

Now, the question is…
Do I want to try it?

Mesdames, messieurs, mesêtres, on lance un petit stream sur Baldur's Gate 3 maintenant !
www.twitch.tv/eskaverselive

#twitch #stream #streaming #petitstreamer #petitsstreamers #twitchstreamer
#storytelling #narrativedesign

https://wdldiamond.blog/2025/04/02/from-confusion-to-acceptance-a-transgender-narrative/
Sammy 4 - Short Stories - Free to Read on W.D.L Diamond Blog
#Blog #Writing #Reading #Stories #Shorts #Short #StoryTelling #BlogWriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #LGBTQ #Trans #transition

Build the confidence to finish the project that's been itching, begging, and pulling at you to be made. Our Six-Month Graphic Novel Development Intensive is now enrolling and starts June 1st—online and accessible from anywhere!

https://tinyurl.com/SAW-GNI

Don’t miss this chance to manifest your graphic novel. This is YOUR YEAR to amplify your talents and grow as a visual storyteller.

WORLDSTORY WELCOME TO FABULOUS

Welcome to Fabulous! The origin of this world story is a metallic bear character created for an iPhone augmented reality experience in 2018. The metallic bear character looked like 1950s and 1960s squarish, rectangular robots. What was really interesting about the metallic bear was how the bear was programmed to respond to the proximity sensor in iPhone.

#visionos #visionpro #applevisionpro #spatialcomputing #storytelling #worldstorytelling

1/4

Storytelling is my full time job- I’m wondering how many people out there also have unusual jobs?

I’m going to be telling stories among these flowers next week in Hyde Park for the Royal Parks Learning Team.
#bloomscrolling #london #storytelling #job #profession

When your past haunts you but you refuse to let it define your future! What’s your favorite redemption arc in anime? Let's hear your thoughts!

Latest video from Chioniso Tsikisayi, poet & storyteller who was longlisted for the Island Prize last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIbsNA5pp_c&t=187s

Today on #WomensEpics:
The Malay epic of Bidasari

This story is based on the same tale type as Snow White, except it is a lot more adventurous and elaborate. And it features positive representation of adoption, which I was especially happy about!

Read more here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/b-is-for-bidasari-womens-epics-to-z.html

"Failure isn’t the end—it’s the path to something greater. Keep building, keep growing!"
#FailureToSuccess #KeepTrying #NeverGiveUp #GrowthMindset #Inspiration #LifeLessons #Resilience #Storytelling #Motivation #SuccessMindset

http://myspace20.in/2025/04/02/before-you-quit-read-this-a-story-about-failure/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A thread.

The Daughter .

From the manuscript:

Are we not struggling the same with the voices inside our heads. It's our chosen way that may be different in facing it.

The day The Divine Ones embraced me was also the day They started to teach me to remember everything the right way.

One breath, dismantled all clutching doctrines ever taught. Another breath, created the new own mechanism of the mind that aligns in harmony with the heart...

A new #story starts on my #podcast Running Sentences this Thursday. A tale of a ship on the high seas, its crew, and a lot of strangeness set in the near future. It will be free to listen to on #YouTube and #spotify. #audiodrama #storytelling #fiction #audiobook https://open.spotify.com/show/6HJAHkuM81Nv5YcVsli2FM?si=WUvXPhvYSqCbcHL8j9Uc3Q

WORLDSTORY GOLDEN THRONE ROOM

Welcome to Worldstory Golden Throne Room. This world story originated as an iPhone augmented reality idea to memorialize cancer survivors. The idea was to have a designated location in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where people could visit and share cancer survivor experiences.

The idea hatched when it was learned a woman had survived her sixth occurrence of cancer.

#visionos #visionpro #applevisionpro #spatialcomputing #storytelling #worldstorytelling

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a border of blue
sky scraping and weathered bark
dead trees tell stories...

#mastoprompt - border

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/time-machine-1-tree-photography-sharon-cummings.html

I.25 (1/3)

Looks like no one’s home.
At least… for now.

All right, Silver. Move quick, keep your knives close.

…

What do we have here?
A stash of some sort?
Is that a chest over there?!
By the whiskers of the Cat Lord—yes.

Finally. Something going my way today.

Hm. Jewelry. Nothing priceless, but I see some silver.
Couple paintings… and—what is that?
How did that end up here?

What is this place?

All of this feels… weirdly familiar.