The Wanderer

You start with your own breathing. Match the rhythm of the breeze that carves the canopy, the birds and bugs chirping in set intervals, feel the subtle pulse rising up from the ground beneath you. To wander is to dance with the forest; but the forest isn’t just the partner, it is the music, it is the style, it is the rhythm, it is the ancient steps and movements that have only been passed down from one dancer to another. She teaches you to dance the dance she invented, to the music she’s singing, in a tonal system she thought up one night as it pleased her. You breathe, and you listen, and you wait for your place, your first step, the call to wander. The Wanderer is an original folk tale audio fiction from T.H. Ponders. A member of Fable and Folly Network. Produced by Jordan Stillman. Show Art by V Silverman. Coming May 3, 2021. If you would like to support the show and get early access to ad free, high quality versions of the episodes, consider supporting us on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I think you should know something before we continue. I am not the hero of this story. In fact this story doesn’t have a hero. I'm not going to save anyone here, least of all myself. But I’ve made a deal with the forest. I've agreed to wander; to wander as long as I can, to wander as long as the forest wishes. I don't completely understand what she wants with me, but I wander because it's the only way I have to keep the person I love most safe. I wander because it’s the only way I’ll get him back. It's the least I can do. It’s the only thing I can do. The Wanderer is an original folk tale audio fiction from T.H. Ponders. A member of Fable and Folly Network. Produced by Jordan Stillman. Show Art by V Silverman. Coming May 3, 2021. If you would like to support the show and get early access to ad free, high quality versions of the episodes, consider supporting us on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: While sitting around a fire, The Wanderer tells of the three ways of traversing the forest- taking the cuts, or the roads and paths, bushwacking, and the oldest way- Wandering.  The transcript and credits for this episode can be found on our website.  Make a contribution to Land is Life today. Sponsor: Get your newsletter started with Aweber today! www.aweber.com/wander Support: Join our Patreon for early access, bonus features, and to hear your name before each episode. Sign up for our newsletter for a behind the scenes peek into each month’s episode themes. Website - Twitter - Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: The Wanderer confronts his devil as he tries to get started in the morning. Sometimes it’s easy to catch the wander. Sometimes it's his greatest challenge.  The transcript and credits for this episode can be found on our website.  Make a contribution to Land is Life today. Support: Join our Patreon for early access, bonus features, and to hear your name before each episode. Sign up for our newsletter for a behind the scenes peek into each month’s episode themes. Website - Twitter - Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: While moving through the rain, The Wanderer slips and hurts his ankle. He has to make the choice between using some of his magic song on his own leg to keep going, or to wait and save his magic for whatever state he might find Andrew in. The transcript and credits for this episode can be found on our website. Make a contribution to PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) today. Give a listen to Signed, Venus an audio fantasy road trip. Support: Join our Patreon for early access, bonus features, and to hear your name before each episode. Sign up for our newsletter for a behind the scenes peek into each month’s episode themes. Website - Twitter - Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices