THE STORY STAYS
(SHOW & BOOKS)
(stories that explore life, the world, the mess of humanity, and the things we find hard to say...with the occasional "Wait, whaaaat?!" thrown in)
...No waffle, rambling introduction, or debate on the impact of dinosaur pajamas on a good night’s sleep. That’s what The Story Stays (previously Waffle-Free Storytelling) is all about…The story and nothing but.
The tales are 3 to 17 minutes long and, except for a few traditional stories or ones delivered by one of my amazing guests, are written and told by yours truly (Tina Konstant).
The tales are all fable’ish, myth’ish, fairytale’ish, and entirely human (zero AI).
Welcome to the place where coffee breaks become mini adventures, headphones become front-row seats, and truth is told through stories.
For the stories sorted into playlists, scroll down...
Tina
THIS WEEK'S STORY
Welcome to this week's story from The Story Stays.
Every Saturday, a new tale goes live. They all come from the thoughts, adventures, challenges, and observations of the week. Sometimes strange, always real.
Put your feet up, fill a mug with something delicious, and join me for a story moment.
Your fellow fabulist, Tina.
Life Lessons
Origin Stories
Find Your Way and Why
Our World
Life, Death, & Afterlife
Friends & Family
Seasonal Tales
Guests & Conversation
THE STORY STAYS STORYBOOKS
There's Life Between The Covers
Where the show is packed with stories and nothing but, there's life between the tales in the books. Between each story, find random recipes, storytelling games, weird facts, quotes, and other stuff and nonsense.
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
~ Neil Gaiman, after GK Chesteron
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