Tales from the Hearth

The synthesizing of yesterday's tarot reading into a coherent hook and logline for a modern folk tale called "The Seamstress Who Wove the Moon". A much shorter unedited episode this time!  You can find the full logline and the story's moodboard on our social media. Find your hearth. Want to join tomorrow's 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server. We have 4 days left to raise $500! We a...

And we're back with another experiement in collective creativity in order to make a modern folk tale! If you joined us back in December, you'll notice the format is more or less the same, with a few strange hiccups and coincidences because, well, magick. Enjoy and share our tarot reading on social media, which you can find wherever you find your hearth.  The decks used: Tarot of the Divine by Yosh...

Tonia Ransom is the creator and executive producer of NIGHTLIGHT, a multi-award-winning horror podcast featuring creepy tales written by Black writers, and Afflicted, a horror thriller best described as Lovecraft Country meets True Blood. Tonia has been scaring people since the second grade, when she wrote her first story based on Michael Myers. She's a World Fantasy Award Winner, and This is Horr...

Welcome to the interview side of the Storyteller Project and Tales from the Hearth: Interview with a Storyteller. Alongside modern folk tale experiments such as "The Wedding Gift", your host--Lisette Alvarez--will also be interviewing fellow storytellers across mediums and experiences to explore the position of a storyteller within their community and culture.    CONTENT WARNING: Discussion on men...

Three brothers. A magical pair of dice. A wedding disaster which must be averted.  Listen now to "The Wedding Gift", a modern folk tale and audio short created, written, performed, and produced by Lisette Alvarez as a part of the Storyteller Project. Thank you to everyone who has supported, shared, and listened to the journey so far. We'll be back in the new year with a new experiment. We have unt...

Ah yes, it's all coming together... What you're about to hear is a fully edited trailer for "The Wedding Gift", a modern folk tale told via audio short -- the complete episode which will be recorded, edited, produced and uploaded tomorrow December 2nd. Stay tuned via whichever podcatcher, social media, or other hearth you follow. Our final Storyteller Workshop via the discord will also take place...

Today marks day three of the Storyteller Project. Over the course of the week I have been sharing the process of creating an audio drama short from the ground up. What you are about to hear is a sample sound mix for " The Wedding Gift" , a modern folk tale and audio drama short premiering on Friday December 2nd. This clip gives you a taste of the tone the story is aiming for. I have also been work...

The synthesizing of yesterday's tarot reading into a coherent hook and logline for a modern folk tale called "The Wedding Gift". A much shorter unedited episode this time!  You can find the full logline and the story's moodboard on our social media. Find your hearth. Want to join tomorrow's 12PM EST livestream? Connect via our Discord server. It's Giving Tuesday! We have 3 days left to raise $500!...

WARNING: Unedited 30+ minute podcast episode ahead. Welcome to the Storyteller's Workshop! For day one of the Storyteller Project, Lisette Alvarez conducted a collective tarot reading to inspire a new modern folk tale. By the end of the week, there will be a fully produced mini episode in this feed. Between now and then, however, you will get a mix of podcast episodes which include unedited worksh...

Introducing the Storyteller Project, a new creative concept from the creator of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services . Subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about the project and find your hearth on the website . Contribute to the Storyteller Project fund . We have one week. Let's get to $500! Creative commons music and sounds sourced from Freesound.org