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Waffle Free StorytellingA Fair ExchangeWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story was inspired by the way the world is at the moment. It will take a new breed of human stepping up if we're to achieve any kind of balance and harmony in our world. I hope that new type of human steps up sooner rather than later. We can't go on under the current regime for much longer. Surely even they can see things are unravelling. Breathe everyone...take a moment. It's a beautiful day. Fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join...2025-06-0713 min

Waffle Free StorytellingJarobi's Eternal WishWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There's a reason we can't change the past, see the future, and often seem to struggle with our present. It's because of the choices Jarobi made. You can blame him if you like!Saying that... It's another beautiful day on planet Earth, so fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me for another random tale. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/) for more stories and other stuff and nonsense....2025-05-3117 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe End Of Us AllWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Oh my goodness. This story is inspired by the current state of the world and those who appear to be responsible for it. Buckle up. We're going back to the dawn of time.Feet up, mug full, let's go.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/) for more stories and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know that a...2025-05-2412 min

Waffle Free StorytellingNow, The Winds BlowWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Have you ever wondered why howling wind in a dark alley unnerves you just a little? Or why camels have humps? Or how deserts came to be? This little waffle-free origin story explains it all!Fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me for another random tale. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/) for more stories and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join...2025-05-1711 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Day Sorani Was SeenWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Moving from the flow of childhood into the hard lines of adulthood isn't easy, especially when you don't know what to do with your life or when the thing you love to do doesn't appear to have commercial value. How do you find your place and your purpose?This is Sorani's story.Pause for a bit. Put your feet up. Take a breath. And join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https...2025-05-1013 min

Waffle Free StorytellingBodrum By The FiresideWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!The eternal question of where we go when we die... Maybe we hang around for a bit. Maybe our ancestors stay close. Maybe they join us around the fireside. Maybe they join us for morning coffee in the sun. Maybe they're close enough to talk to...Either way, next time you fill your mug with something delicious, fill one for someone you have loved and lost. You never know. They might join you.If they do, put your feet up and enjoy a waffle-free moment in their...2025-05-0309 min

Waffle Free StorytellingParting WaysWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is a weird story. I get it. It's about settling when you should have chosen more, growing out of what you chose, and working hard to break free. It's not easy. Breaking free from what you know takes the kind of courage that changes you as a human being. The battle is worth the prize. Always.With that in mind, fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me through this rather random tale. When the story is done, feel free to...2025-04-1912 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThree Lives From KarmaWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!When life is hard, challenging, tricky, confusing, or downright odd (most often, for reasons we can't fathom), the root of all our issues might have their origins in another life and time entirely! With that in mind, be kind today, then put your feet up, take some time out, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss...2025-01-0411 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Hunt for True StoriesWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Sometimes, no matter how wild, weird, wonderful, unexpected, and strange a story sounds, sometimes... juuuuust sometimes, it's true. Think about it this way: if we only believe the stories that make sense to us, we miss out on a lot of magic in the world.This story is about the hunt for true stories, and what happened when our interpid traveller found one. Put your feet up, take some time out, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done...2024-10-0511 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Big "So What?"Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story was inspired by a little childhood comment that changed the direction of my life. I wish I'd been smarter as a kid. I wish I'd not let the words from a silly old man sink into my soul. As adults, we need to ward against the things we say to young people. And young people... you need to ignore just about everything stupid old people say.With all that said...today is today. Make the magical most of it.Time for your waffle-free moment. Put...2024-09-2810 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Meaning of LifeWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It's the greatest question of all time! I think the answer is as simple as it is complicated. Or maybe it's not. This is Narooli's answer and how he came to find it.Wherever you are in your search, have a beautiful day on Planet Earth. Put your feet up, take a moment, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense.2024-09-2109 min

Waffle Free StorytellingWhere Do Birds Go To Die?Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I have a hedge growing around my little backyard that's so full of birds that their dawn chorus wakes me up most mornings. To me, they're part of our home, so I fill the feeders with the stuff they love, which means they stay. As a result, I get to see new little ones spread their wings every spring. It's a thing of beauty. However, despite the number of birds I see living life every day, I never see a dead bird in my yard. Ever. Even on my...2024-08-2414 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Long Con...or The ConversationWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!The best and most valuable time you can spend with another human being is the time you spend deeply listening, conversing, and connecting. This story is about one such conversation.Fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you...2024-08-1805 min

Waffle Free StorytellingQuibeka's WinWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There are a few layers to this little tale. It could be about the bullies in the world. People who, for no reason at all, take pleasure in breaking things. Typically, they get away with it until you say no. When you say NO, the universe steps in and helps out.Or it's about the giants within that you must stand up to and defeat if you're going to create the art you're here to create.Or it's something else...Either way, it's another wonderful...2024-07-2008 min

Waffle Free StorytellingMoriko Started ItWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story was written at a time when work was just a little too hectic for anyone's liking! Being so busy you can hardly take a breath isn't what we're on earth to experience. There are rewards that come with taking a moment.On that note...put your feet up and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense.Never...2024-07-1309 min

Waffle Free StorytellingFruit Of The FireWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Art is a tricky thing. You can't control what people think. Whether people like or don't like it. If you take opinions too personally, it won't end well. This story is about an artist who didn't take feedback well...and the person who made it right. It's a story about ego and peacemakers. It's about the one to whom credit should really go but rarely does.With that in mind...fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is...2024-07-0608 min

Waffle Free StorytellingNight Loves CompanyWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a little tale about being noticed, getting what you want, connection, and the origins of a few things we now take for granted.It's a wild and wonderful world, so put the kettle on, fill your mug, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site (https://tinakonstant.com/). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once...2024-06-2906 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe PathmakerWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is a story about finding your own path and not expecting others to forge your path for you, especially if you don't know where you want to go!While I wrote and recorded this tale, I found this quote from Joseph Campbell:“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every stepyou take. That's why it's your path."Wh...2024-03-3013 min

Waffle Free StorytellingEvery Day MagicWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We all have visions and plans, wishes and desires for things we want and ways we want to be. But somehow, year after year, we look back on our lives only to get annoyed with ourselves because we still haven't got the thing we want. When I'm honest with myself, I have to accept it's because I haven't done, every day, the thing that needed to be done to get the result.The trouble is, daily action is hard, especially when you don't see an immediate result. ...2024-03-2305 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Clockmaker and KorelliWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I wrote this little story after weeks and weeks of saying, "I can't do that thing... I can't go to that place... I can't see that person... I've got too much work on." Enough was enough. It didn't make sense. Work was becoming an excuse not to be in the world! And that's how Bromenin and Korelli came to be. When the story is done, refill your mug and enjoy a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss...2024-03-1612 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe First DivisionWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is an odd little tale about how we came to compare ourselves. How random our measures are. How irrelevant the qualities are that often we value most. The impact can be devastating not only on an individual but on entire societies. But still... we do it.When the story is done, refill your mug and enjoy a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week...2024-01-0609 min

Waffle Free StorytellingOnce-Upon-A-Time GodsWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Humans are strange. On the one hand, we're convinced we're the greatest beings ever to walk the universe. On the other hand, we clearly know very little about anything!This Waffle-Free Story goes a little way to explaining why.When the story is done, refill your mug and enjoy a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know that a...2023-12-1615 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe CartographerWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!When we're angry, misunderstood, or frustrated with the world, we sometimes do things we regret. Occasionally, we're driven to make amends. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't. This is one such story.Take a moment. Forgive yourself for all the dumb things you've done. Put your feet up and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here t...2023-12-0912 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe SculptorsWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We shape each other, and we are shaped by each other. We can't help it. We let ourselves be molded by those we love and loathe. Here's a story about the impact we have on others, and how to know if that impact is good, bad, or indifferent.When the story is over, put your feet up, and amble around https://www.tinakonstant.com to your heart's content.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know...2023-12-0210 min

Waffle Free StorytellingObsidian and the KingWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We notice the noise-makers in the world. The people who call themselves leaders but are useless at best and downright criminal at worst. We all have "leaders" who come to mind when we think about it. The ones who really make the world go around often go unnoticed. We don't even notice when they've gone because they've passed the torch to make sure the lights don't go out. These are the special ones.We don't always see it, but we're in good hands. Take a moment, take...2023-11-2515 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Oldest of the Lost SoulsWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story about life, death, and lost souls. In particular, it's a story about two sisters and what happened when they fell in love with the same man.It's a beautiful world. Take a moment for yourself. Put your feet up and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a w...2023-11-1812 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Art and The ArtistWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story about owning your art. Remix, co-create, build, and originate...but make sure it's still yours! Hire out and delegate all you like...but make sure you keep your hand in. The only way to master your art is to make art.Fill your mug... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click h...2023-11-1112 min

Waffle Free StorytellingHow Dramidian DiedWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story about living, loving, and not wanting to miss a moment of life. It's about a promise that Dramidian made to his grandmother on her deathbed.I hope your week has been filled with adventures. Whatever happened, fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling F...2023-11-0408 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe History of WarWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is a story about war and the path we're taking to peace. We'll get there one day...maybe...hopefully. It's not a simple road. And we might not make it.In the meantime, put your feet up! It's been a wild week on Planet Earth, and you and I could do with a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to j...2023-10-2810 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Greatest WarriorWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story about Bowkitchie, the greatest warrior of all time. It's a tale about the stories that build us up, shape us, make us, and stay with us. Fill your mug... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know that a...2023-10-2108 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe True Story of ShadowsWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I love origin stories. They let you imagine just about anything. This one is all about our shadows, how they came to be, and what we are in relation to them. It's just an idea...but what if it were true?Fill your mug... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join t...2023-10-1409 min

Waffle Free StorytellingFor The People We LoveWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I think this is a story about generational knowledge and how our ancestors pass their history, their skills, and their stories to us through the ages. To you, the story might be something quite different. Either way...Fill your mug... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. O...2023-10-0706 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Art of WorkWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story about showing up, sitting down, and doing the work! Great work doesn't appear out of nowhere. The more you show up, the more surprising things happen. But you need to show up.Time to take a moment between all that wonderful work... fill your mug with something delicious... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never m...2023-09-3009 min

Waffle Free StorytellingHow Chameleons (and Many Other Things) Came To BeWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!You know how origin stories go! This one is all about how chameleons (and many, many other things) came to be.Fill your mug... put your feet up... It's time for you and me to mellow into a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know that a new episode i...2023-09-2309 min

Waffle Free StorytellingElder Fiodi's HereafterWelcome To Waffle-Free Storytelling!Here's a story about Elder Fiodi who lived to be 205 and finally decided it was time for a new adventure. It took three tries before she found exactly the right path. Hug the people you life...Fill your mug with something delicious... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. O...2023-09-1606 min

Waffle Free StorytellingWhere Do Rainbows Go At Night?Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Wooohooo! Here's another story for the whole family... It's about Agnus, who has questions to ask. In this story, she finds out the best question to ask, how to find someone to ask it, and how to know the answer is true.Feet up!! Put the kettle on, chill back for a bit, and join me for this waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an e...2023-09-0907 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Baggage We CarryWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We all carry baggage. We're human; we can't help it. This is a story about Ghibli. A very special baggage handler.A gentle, kinda odd little tale. Get comfy, put your feet up, and join me for this waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know that a new episode i...2023-09-0206 min

Waffle Free StorytellingEvery Pebble On The PathWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There are any number of reasons to keep things. You keep things if you like them, if they're useful, if they're beautiful... You also keep stuff that holds memories. This story is all about that.Hug the people you love, then fill your mug with something delicious and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the...2023-08-2606 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThrowing RocksWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story to sit and listen to if there's conflict in your life...You might know someone who has fallen foul of this curse. Or maybe you have?Either way...Take a moment. Fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll...2023-08-1908 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe InheritanceWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We're all collectors in one way or another. Whether it's things or ideas, trinkets or stuff. That's all well and good, except when we think it's our duty to pass it on and our heirs' duty to accept it.Feet up!! Put the kettle on, chill back for a bit, and join me for this waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here t...2023-08-1205 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Cost of DreamsWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There was a time when people accepted the way things were in the world and were happy with it. Then they wanted more. But that, they discovered, came with a price. We still pay that price today.Feet up!! Put the kettle on, chill back for a bit, and join me for this waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join t...2023-05-0610 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Bee, The Wind, And The ImpossibleWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Sometimes, when the thing you’re trying to do is hard, difficult, or downright impossible, help can come from the place you least expect it. You just need to see it for what it is.Take a moment, fill your mug with something delicious, sit back, put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to...2023-04-2206 min

Waffle Free StorytellingFeet In Red ClayWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There’s a path we all must take at some point. How we find it and how willing we are to step on it is something we’ll never know until the time comes. This is Kumanchi’s way. Take a breather from the day, put your feet up... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an...2023-04-0808 min

Waffle Free StorytellingWoman in a Purple HatWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We always imagine we’re strangers to a place when we arrive there for the very first time. This isn’t always the case! This story… is about a woman in a purple hat.Put your feet up... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, go ahead and wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a...2023-03-2509 min

Waffle Free StorytellingWhat Happened to Isaac Jak?Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Sometimes we have to look in the mirror and say it like it is. This story, for instance, isn’t really about two brothers. We might like to think it is because that makes us look better. But really, it’s not. Put your feet up... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click...2023-03-1112 min

Waffle Free StorytellingKilmani FliesWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Stories always have an origin. Most of the time, that story gets it wrong, but it doesn’t stop us from telling it over and over. We might think this story is about how rainbows came to be… but it’s not.It’s another crazy day on Planet Earth, so put your feet up... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other...2023-02-2508 min

Waffle Free StorytellingOld Lady MolmaniWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Progress isn't always a good thing! This is Old Lady Molmani's story. It's about what happens when people get greedy, when things change too fast, and when the people who form the foundation of society are disregarded. A cautionary tale, if you like... read into it what you will :)Put your feet up... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other...2022-04-0916 min

Waffle Free StorytellingButterfly Wings - The First StoryWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!As humans (and butterflies), it's the struggle that makes us strong. If we are saved and rescued, lifted and carried, we will never grow or know our own power.This is also a story about cause and effect... in a weird Waffle-Free way.It's time to take a breath. Put the kettle on... top up your mug... put your feet up, and join me for a waffle-free moment... When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales...2022-04-0211 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Eternal Battle Between Ashwa and the Giant, OchoWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story explains so many things you might not have known. Like the origins of the first spider, spider webs, and why we have earthquakes.All that "history" - waffle-free style - in one story :-DSo, kettle on... Feet up... and join me.When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let...2022-03-2609 min

Waffle Free StorytellingWhy We Die...Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!The rumours are true! There was a time when we were immortal.This is a Waffle-Free story about how mortality came to be.Put the kettle on... top up your mug... put your feet up, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know...2022-03-1912 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Greatest Insult of AllWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's an odd and random story inspired by a tale told by the amazing storyteller, Dorian Haarhoff. It's about not taking what people say or think of you too seriously. It's about learning that the more weight you give an insult to your person, the more you're likely to get! On that note... put the kettle on... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a mellow waffle-free moment... When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free...2022-03-1215 min

Waffle Free StorytellingPART 2: How Christmas Trees Came To BeWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is part 2 of the story about how Hades tricked Zeus out of his first batch of humans.This is Zibidie's repentance for the part he played, and hopefully, Hades doesn't come out of it as well as he did in Part 1: Why We Hug Trees.Kettle on... Mug topped up... Feet up... Join me for a mellow waffle-free moment... When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never...2021-12-1109 min

Waffle Free StorytellingPART 1: Why We Hug TreesWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here's a story where the bad guy gets away with it! It also explains why we love trees so much, why rustling leaves sound like whispers, and why forests are always so full of life.Part 2 of the story explains why we have Christmas trees!! It's called "How Christmas Trees Came To Be". It's Zibidie's story.Put your feet up and join me for a mellow waffle-free moment... or two :-)When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for...2021-12-0414 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Other SideWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Life is to be fully and well-lived. Sometimes, though, we look at the time we've spent on earth, and we don't like what we see. This is a story about life, death, and living well in between.Fill your mug with something warm, take some time for yourself, put your feet up, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.Never miss an episode...2021-11-2711 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST: Chat with Adrian about storing and protecting your digital storyWelcome To Waffle-Free FAMILY Stories!This is the third in a series of glorious conversations with people passionate about history, genetics, family history, memoirs, autobiographies and more.In this chat with Adrian Konstant (co-founder of Fable Forest Films, producer, director, screenwriter and all round epic storyteller), we talk about:"Forget Me Not Docs"How to make your own "forget me not doc"Why backups are critical to keeping digital content safeHow to store your digital story so future generations can get it (if you get hit by a bus)Why "who" not "what" is...2021-06-261h 06

Waffle Free StorytellingImrie's Revenge (Halloween)Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is it!! Waffle-Free Storytelling is taking on HALLOWEEN!So, make yourself a mug of something delicious, get brave, and enjoy "Imrie's Revenge".This story comes with a serious Parental Guidance (PG) warning. Please listen before you let your kids listen... "Imrie's Revenge" wasn't written with little ones in mind. But it might be OK for your child/children... I'll let you make that call 🎃When you're done, feel free to amble around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free stories, a Haiku or...2020-10-2913 min

Waffle Free StorytellingRacing the SunHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It's been another wild week, so get yourself a mug of something delicious and join me for a coffee break adventure.This one is called "Racing the Sun". It's a fable about living every day so you can grow into your place in the world.When you're done, feel free to roam around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free stories, a Haiku or two, and other stuff and nonsense.If you like, you can even join the Waffle-Free Fireside. It'll be good...2020-10-2312 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Fourth MistakeWelcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I love stories about things we cannot prove with absolute certainty. One of the joys of myths, legends and fables is the platform they provide to allow us to explore these mysteries.This week's story is about how human beings came to be on this earth. There's Adam and Eve, then there's Evolution... now there's The Fourth Mistake.Brew yourself a mug of something delightful and enjoy a waffle-free moment. When you're done, feel free to take a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more....2020-10-1615 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe OracleHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We live in a world where social media, politics, power and governments lie to us, cheat us, steal from us, corrupt us, bamboozle and use us!Trouble is, it's been happening for so long we hardly notice recognise it. We ARE the proverbial frog in warm water.Things are changing though... Slowly word is spreading and the veil between truth and lies is thinning. Whether we choose to see through it is up to each of us.Here's a story about Jack...2020-10-0916 min

Waffle Free StorytellingA Long Way From HomeHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Leaving home can be scary for the people doing the leaving, and the people staying behind!The good news is that the world is, for the most part, a wide and generous place. And when we reach out for help, we find, no matter how far away from home we are, there's always someone there to help.So... time for a break... put the kettle on... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment.When we're done, feel free...2020-10-0206 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe True Origins of Night and DayWelcome to the Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It’s human nature to forget the origins of things.The more time passes, the more inclined we are to turn fact into fiction. And when a lot of time passes, we turn true stories into myths and legends, fables and tales.So, feet up, wrap your hands around a mug of something hot and creamy, and enjoy this tale about the beginning of something we take for granted today.When you're done... enjoy the site! Roam around and pick up more Waffle-Free Stories.T...2020-09-2508 min

Waffle Free StorytellingYour Kind of TroubleHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Most of us live lives following the rules. Not OUR rules, but THE rules. Set up by someone to make someone happy.As a result, we often find ourselves on paths we haven't forged. We don't do what we dream. We don't climb our highest mountains. We certainly don't make trouble!This is a story about Tiri, and how she eventually found her trouble...So... kettle on... feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment.When we're done, feel...2020-09-1809 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Blind SparrowHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This short little tale is all about noticing the world.It's easy to miss things. In fact, sometimes we can be so busy noticing the world that we miss what's right in front of us!This story is called "The Blind Sparrow". Kick back, enjoy a mug of something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When we're done, feel free to roam around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free stories, a Haiku or two, and other stuff and nonsense.2020-09-1104 min

Waffle Free StorytellingFinding JoyHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Most of us live a life full of ambition. We're told to have a vision, to fight for our goals, to fill every waking moment working on achieving our mission in life!And sometimes... no matter what we do, we don't get to where we want to be.Until we stop trying.So...Put your to-do list away for the moment, boil the kettle, brew a mug of something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When...2020-09-0408 min

Waffle Free StorytellingDusani and the BarnHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Sometimes, all we want to do is change the world!!!!!!And that's just as well... because our need for things to change is coming at a point when it's critical that change does happen.But what if the world isn't the only thing that needs a different way of being? Here's a story all about that. It's called "Dusani and the Barn".Put the kettle on, sit back, and join me for a waffle-free moment.When you're done, take an a...2020-08-2812 min

Waffle Free StorytellingI'll See You At The TopHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Life is a long, long road. We can stay where we are and let it pass us by, or we can climb the mountain we were born to climb. It's a choice we all have.This story is about Tibbi and her journey. It's a short little tale, so grab yourself a mug of something delicious and join me if you fancy.When you're done, take an amble around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free, a bit of waffle, a Haiku or two and...2020-08-2104 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Apple Tree That DidHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Dealing with the big problems in the world can seem impossible - especially if you feel you are just one little human. Sometimes, the only thing to do is the one thing only you can do... not because of where you were born or who you are related to, but because of who YOU are.Do you know what I mean?"The Apple Tree That Did" explains it better...So, feet up on this lovely day... kick back and enjoy...2020-08-1411 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe ChallengeHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We lie to ourselves every day about all sorts of things. They're mostly little lies that make our days run more smoothly. We say we're OK with things that we're not OK with, just to avoid conflict. We tolerate bad behaviour from others because we think we're not good enough to deserve better. We pretend we don't see what's really happening, just so we don't have to do anything about it.This story is about seeing the truth.Get yourself a mug of something...2020-07-3112 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe SpoonHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story came out of a workshop I did with the completely wonderful and amazing storyteller, Dorian Haarhoff. You'll remember Tracey Konstant (ohhhhh yes... related) told four of his stories a while back. Well... during this workshop we created collages, then wrote the story that came out of it. That's how "The Spoon" came to be.There's a heap of personal backstory to it, which we might talk about one day. Until then, I hope you enjoy this little tale.When you're...2020-07-2406 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Garden Toria GrewHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I was one of these people... I left school with absolutely no idea of what to do with my life. As a result, I drifted, travelled, became a part of other people's plans (that happens when you don't have a plan of your own) until finally, I found my path.This is not uncommon. In fact, clarity and purpose from a young age are rare, I think.This story is for all the drifters, dreamers and roaming souls finding their way.So...2020-07-1715 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST: Chat with screenwriter/producer, Jason GreenHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!And what a guest week it's been! HUGE thanks to Jason Green of Fable Forest Films for joining me. This week he added two beautiful stories to the Waffle-Free Storytelling collection.HERE'S THE LINK TO THE FIRST STORYand THE SECOND STORY FROM JASONENJOY THE INTERVIEW!All about Jason from Fable Forest Films:"Jason has managed teams of people at BlackBerry for many years and has become a natural producing creative content, with Fable Forest Films....2020-07-101h 06

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST STORY: Jason Green tells "Welcome Mat"Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is another absolute TREAT! I love love LOVE THIS STORY!!!"The Oldest Man's Final Act" is the first of two stories this guest week, both written and told by Jason GreenHERE'S THE LINK TO THE FIRST STORY FROM JASONHERE'S THE INTERVIEW (Friday 10th July)All about Jason from Fable Forest Films:"Jason has managed teams of people at BlackBerry for many years and has become a natural producing creative content, with Fable Forest Films.2020-07-0708 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST STORY: Jason Green tells "The Oldest Man's Final Act"Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This is another absolute TREAT! I love love LOVE THIS STORY!!!"The Oldest Man's Final Act" is the first of two stories this guest week, both written and told by Jason GreenHERE'S THE LINK TO THE SECOND STORY FROM JASONHERE'S THE INTERVIEW (Friday 10th July)All about Jason from Fable Forest Films:"Jason has managed teams of people at BlackBerry for many years and has become a natural producing creative content, with Fable Forest Films.2020-07-0317 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe First AdventureHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story was inspired by a memory of a hike my sister I took through the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa.We hiked and puffed, panted and endured... and then an old lady strode by, climbing up the mountain path, a bundle of sticks strapped on her back. She smiled, said hello, and kept going.That amazing woman has stuck with me since.So, pick up a brew of something lovely, get comfortable and join me...When you're done, you're...2020-06-2611 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Path Dinty TookHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Some people know what to do with their lives. Others take a long time to work it out. This story is about how Dinty did it.So, where ever you are... no matter how clear your path forward is... put your feet up, make yourself a mug of something warm and lovely, and join me for this week's tale.When you're done, you're welcome to visit https://tinakonstant.com/ and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.Tina P.S.... STAY IN...2020-06-1913 min

Waffle Free StorytellingDifficult QuestionsHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This week's story has a strange beginning...Last weekend I attended a storytelling workshop run by Dorian Haarhoff where thirteen people got together on Zoom to create stories out of memories."Difficult Questions" was triggered by the prompt: Think of a childhood memory that shaped you... stands out... proved a turning point in life.It didn't have to be a big event - because the things that change our lives are often quite small.In this case, it was a q...2020-06-1205 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST STORY: David Muller tells "Willem Prinsloo's Peach Brandy"Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It was an absolute treat to talk to David Muller about his work, his stories, and Herman Charles Bosman. The story in this episode is a famous tale written by Herman Charles Bosman called "Willem Prinsloo's Peach Brandy".Get in touch, follow, and find out more about David through his Facebook pages The Merry Scholar, and Oom Schalk Lourens where you'll find everything he's doing and all the upcoming events!HERE'S THE STORYHERE'S THE INTERVIEWSome translations from the st...2020-06-0918 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST: Chat with storyteller, David MullerHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It was an absolute treat to talk to David Muller about his work, his stories, and Herman Charles Bosman. The story in this episode is a famous tale written by Herman Charles Bosman called "Willem Prinsloo's Peach Brandy".Get in touch, follow, and find out more about David through his Facebook pages The Merry Scholar, and Oom Schalk Lourens where you'll find everything he's doing and all the upcoming events!HERE'S THE STORYHERE'S THE INTERVIEWSome translations from the st...2020-06-091h 01

Waffle Free StorytellingHow To Make A TreeHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This week has been a little wild as usual. I think the busyness of it is what inspired this story. It's so easy to get pulled and tugged, rushed and pushed in this world. But if you have a plan... YOUR plan... and you work it... well... that's when things take shape.So, pick up a mug of something warm, cosy and comforting, and join me for this week's tale. When you're done, you're welcome to visit https://tinakonstant.com/ and enjoy m...2020-06-0508 min

Waffle Free StorytellingHarry V MotherHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It's been another strange week of people working out what do to with COVID-19.This week's Waffle-Free Story was inspired by news reports where politicians kept talking about "when to open" again.Then I read an article by Jonathan V. Last called We Cannot Open America.The line from that article that stuck in my mind was this: "...Because the world has changed and the source of this change is not a government order. It’s a virus."And that's it...2020-05-2914 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST: Chat with storytellers, Tracey and Adrian KonstantHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!AND HERE WE ARE!!!!! The first-ever Waffle-Free Storytelling Guest Interview where we get AAAAAAAALL the waffle :-DHere are the stories told by these awesome people in the previous two waffle-free episodes: Tracey Konstant tells four tales from Dorian HaarhoffAdrian Konstant tells a tale written by himself: The Dollhouse Without further ado... Enjoy the waffle!P.S.... STAY IN TOUCH!If you want Waffle-Free Stories dropped at your digital doorstep, AND the (tweaked and updated) transcripts to episodes 7, 8, 9 and 10, th...2020-05-2250 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST STORY: Adrian Konstant tells "The Dollhouse"Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!We're in the thick of Guest Week! Yesterday you heard four tales from Tracey Konstant. Today you're hearing a story written and told by Adrian Konstant...Here's What Adrian Says About "The Dollhouse":"From my earlier days, I recall a friend's mother, who used to build ornate dollhouses. It was strange to me at the time, and also just a little creepy.Once I knew that the protagonist of this story was a man who I was going to punish for his...2020-05-1912 min

Waffle Free StorytellingGUEST STORY: Tracey Konstant Tells Four TalesHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This week marks the start of a WONDERFUL new adventure for the Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast because we're welcoming our FIRST GUESTS!!!Kicking us off is Tracey Konstant - sister and human being extraordinaire :-)Here's the waffle... directly from Trace herself:"Hello. The Famous Place For The Waffle...Having always loved stories, story-telling, story-listening – I attended a couple of workshops by Dorian Haarhoff, a Namibian story guru. They were wonderful. I worked through one of his books, The Writer's Voice, an...2020-05-1807 min

Waffle Free StorytellingDid You Get The Message?Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Life and work have been wild, mad, hectic and crazy over the last few days... and I think that's what inspired this week's waffle-free story. So, here it is. It's called "Did You Get The Message?"It's a little random and I'll be honest... I'm not sure what this story means yet. This is how it came out. It rings true for me, I just don't really know why.Anyway... take some time today to stop, listen, be still, and think a...2020-05-1512 min

Waffle Free StorytellingHow Bernie Got His NameHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!As kids we tend to create an impression of our family and siblings that sometimes stick long after we leave home and create lives of our own. It's easy to forget that people grow up and change.Sometimes, it takes a good friend to help you see folk in a new light.This week's story is kinda gentle. So, put your feet up for a moment and join me.When the story is done, feel free to roam about https://tinakonstant.com...2020-05-0613 min

Waffle Free StorytellingNothin'Hello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There are people in this world who see things coming. We realise who these people are as history unfolds. Most recently, with climate change and, of course, COVID-19.These people are always ignored. They're laughed at, disregarded, and alienated.Governments, businesses and societies who don't like what these people see, do everything to shut them up.And then... it's too late, and panic ensues.As a species, we don't seem to learn!Anyway... here's a story about exactly...2020-05-0112 min

Waffle Free StorytellingHow To Make MagicHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!As a species, we humans are SLOW! We don't learn in a hurry... unless it's free and easy. That thought and this website was the inspiration behind "How To Make Magic".There will come a point when we have no choice but to learn! I just can't guarantee it'll be now.So, it's time to take a break, enjoy a mug of something lovely, and enjoy...When the story is done, feel free to roam about https://tinakonstant.com/ and enjoy more waff...2020-04-2418 min

Waffle Free StorytellingSlice of LifeHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!I don't think it matters how young we are, how old we get, or how much we have or haven't done, sometimes we need to remember to take one step at a time. This week's #WaffleFreeStory is about exactly that. So, take the slow road today, brew a mug of something delicious, put your feet up for a moment, and enjoy. When this tale is done, feel free to amble about the rest of www.TinaKonstant.com, and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.Tina...2020-04-1715 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe CollectorsHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!As human beings, we like stuff. We fill our houses and our lives with it. In this #WaffleFreeStory, we look at the collections that count.So, pick up your favourite mug, fill it with something delicious, relax into the tale, then drop by www.TinaKonstant.com, and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.TinaP.S.... STAY IN TOUCH!If you want Waffle-Free Stories dropped at your digital doorstep, AND the (tweaked and updated) transcripts to episodes 7, 8, 9 and 10, then click here, fill i...2020-04-1011 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Other Side Of Earth's StoryHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!There are ALWAYS two sides to every story. This is the other side of Earth's story.So, put the kettle on and your feet up, take a break, take a breath, and enjoy another #WaffleFreeStory.When you're done, feel free to drop by www.TinaKonstant.com, and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.TinaP.S.... STAY IN TOUCH!If you want Waffle-Free Stories dropped at your digital doorstep, AND the (tweaked and updated) transcripts to episodes 7, 8, 9 and 10, then click h...2020-04-0312 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Problem With OscarHello And Welcome Back To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here we are... another weird week on Planet Earth. Put your feet up, get yourself a brew of something delightful, and enjoy this odd little story... It's about Oscar, who had trouble making choices.When you're done, you're more than welcome to drop by www.TinaKonstant.com, and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.TinaP.S.... STAY IN TOUCH!If you want Waffle-Free Stories dropped at your digital doorstep, AND the (tweaked and updated) transcripts to episodes 7, 8, 9 and 10, then click here, f...2020-03-2712 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Red BootsHello and welcome back to The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It’s been a rough week for the planet... more and more separation, a changing world, then on a note close to home, my beautiful parrot died.As a result, I was stuck on what story to tell this week. I didn’t want to focus on sadness. The news does that for us every day. So instead, I decided to tell the story about growing into ourselves. The main character in this little tale was going to be called Yaya, after my lovely parro...2020-03-2014 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThis Dog BitesWelcome to another glorious week at The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This Dog Bites is a cautionary tale...It’s about knowing how far you can push someone before they do something about it.So, sit back for a moment... put your busy-stuff away... relax... take a break from your life, and drop into someone else's.When you're done, you're welcome to browse around www.TinaKonstant.com, and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.TinaP.S.... STAY IN TOUCH!If you want Waffle-Free Stories dropped at your dig...2020-03-1309 min

Waffle Free StorytellingWhen Stones BreatheHello and welcome once again to The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast.Some people are born with a burning question. Finding the answer to that question can become a life long mission. Malika had such a question.When Stones Breathe is her story.So, it's time to take a break... get a mug of something lovely... put your feet up... and enjoy.When you're done, you're welcome to browse around www.TinaKonstant.com, and enjoy more waffle-free storytelling.TinaP.S.... STAY IN TOUCH!If you want W...2020-03-0610 min

Waffle Free StorytellingBury ClaraWelcome to The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This week's story was written after a bout of careful planning for something my hubby and I wanted to do.It got me thinking about all the times my careful plans have had to change, have not worked out, or have produced the opposite result!Which got me thinking about why that might be the case.Sometimes, no matter how meticulous our plans are, someone else has other ideas!So, put your diaries, calendars, checklists, check-boxes, to-do lists and Google tasks away, pick u...2020-02-2809 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe PitiedHello And Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!It's another glorious Friday, which means your weekly tale from yours truly is here.This story is about a rite of passage we all, in one way or another, go through. The journey is easier for some than for others. Status, wealth, family or history have, I feel, little to do with how well we fare. It's all about soul, courage, determination... and other human intangibles."The Pitied" is about finding your way, and not being put off if your journey is a little different.2020-02-2117 min

Waffle Free StorytellingFamily FeudHello And Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!This story (written and told by yours truly Tina Konstant) came about after watching the American campaign trail (a special breed of madness), then following the UK's argument with the EU, and the EU's disagreements with the UK. Then the Conservative Party fighting with Labour, and Labour fighting with themselves. Then the global debate with China... and so on, and on, and on...Some battles just can't be won. "Family Feud" is one such battle.So, pick up a mug of something delicious, relax, and...2020-02-1411 min

Waffle Free StorytellingNarrow EscapeHere's another story written and told by yours truly, Tina Konstant.It's been a busy week, and at some point I had to ask myself whether things had got a little too serious. That's how "Narrow Escape" came about.My hope is we all manage to escape growing up just enough to remember how to have fun.Kick back and enjoy. When you're done, you're welcome to visit www.TinaKonstant.com and dig around for more.Have an excellent coffee break...TinaListen here, or pick it...2020-02-0716 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Curse Of HopeHello and welcome to The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast!Here’s another brand-new story by me for you...Now before you meet Gillimon, there’s a thing you need to remember. Just about everything we take as normal today, like deceit, lying, corruption, hate, love, desire and the misuse of power was, at some time in the history of the universe, a new thing. Everything had to be made. There is always a beginning.Take the birth of hope for instance. Here’s what really happened....Enjoy your coffee break adventure.Tina 2020-01-3117 min

Waffle Free StorytellingThe Day The Sun Stopped Playing BallWell... with all the events happening in Davos this week, I couldn't help but tell this story.The world is a mess, but for as long as we have people fighting for selfless reasons, an honest outcome, and a real future, we have a chance.It's time to change the story we're telling ourselves. I originally called this tale "The Story Of The World... So Far...", but changed it at the last minute.I hope you enjoy "The Day The Sun Stopped Playing Ball".For more stuff and nonsense, drop by...2020-01-2409 min