The first of two offerings this month as we tip into autumn! Today I'm sharing a retelling of a story i've been carrying for over 20 years - Miz Hatie. A story i found in a library in Vermont, in a book by children's author Virginia Hamilton - The People Could Fly.The People Could Fly is a rich contribution to children’s literature (to literature for all really) with a beautiful mix of American Black folktales.Ms. Hamilton's voice "echoes the slaves and fugitives from her own American black ancestry as she tells the stories that keep the culture alive."Make yourself a cuppa and settle in for this retelling - a stories of cycles, of change, of shapeshifting and of grief. Get full access to A YEAR and A DAY at allheredwellfree.substack.com/subscribe

As the northern sun descends lower, bowing to the feast of our late summer gardens, as crickets ascend up through the warm soil singing songs of friction and wonder, i have a story to share.An adventuring story of descending and ascending, a tale of three sisters, of forbidden fruit - consumed, of dragons and perhaps of justice.A retelling of the fairy tale, The Earth Gnome from the Brother Grimm collection. Enjoy and offer up a libation to the story, to forbidden fruit and to lessons gleaned fathoms deep in the summer earth. Get full access to A YEAR and A DAY at allheredwellfree.substack.com/subscribe

this month's episode of a Year and a Day, exploring how i work with stories in my 29th summer on the path of storyteller. A story offering of the Zen Buddhist tale The Tiger & the Strawberry.More about my work at www.tracychipman.net Let stories move, shift and shape you Get full access to A YEAR and A DAY at allheredwellfree.substack.com/subscribe

welcome welcome welcome.This first episode is a beginning here on Substack and a continuation of A Year and A Day - monthly stories shared from my 29 years of listening, carrying, telling and co-creating with stories. Get full access to A YEAR and A DAY at allheredwellfree.substack.com/subscribe