Nothing like a bit of weed to cheer oneself up...have a pen and paper handy if you're a collector of easy, simple recipes!...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2020/05/29/a-bit-of-weed/

A spoofy zombie apocalypse day that naturally leads to my sons bringing their superior knowledge to the crisis. South African slang words used: braai is a barbecue, kuk means shitty, oke is slang for guy, klapping is hitting...

A short sum of fun wherein Zero and Algebra have an unromantic, math inspired battle... This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2019/11/16/story-sum/

A few words on the immense power of writing and how it can be wielded. Inspired by Kressmann Taylor's book 'Address Unknown'...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2019/09/13/pen-power/

When I am dead, and my ashes must be scattered, where would I like to go? And what will happen thereafter, in the hereafter?

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2019/11/26/buried-beneath-a-tree/

Two skeletons I dug up in my Childhood Memories Graveyard - one is not-so-bad, the other bad-bad (kind of)...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2019/01/16/back-from-the-dead/

When our dreams are brought to a screeching halt by the onset of middle age and reality, how do we cope with all those doors closing? In this podcast I share my little trick, the strategy that eases my disappointment.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2018/10/18/dream-doors-closing/

The slightest shift in how we think of, and treat, ourselves makes such a difference to our lives, and how others view and treat us.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2019/08/01/kaleidoscope-love/

Scratching the surface of an itchy tale. Has anyone here had 1970's head lice? I have, and I've never forgotten how the treatment altered me...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://mantiswheel.blog/2019/02/16/1970s-head-lice/