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Books for purchase are on Writing Page
Rapunzel’s Tower
Created and Performed by Milbre Burch, Heather Forest & Laura Simms
Three new versions in story, song and poetry. This USB drive holds a 56 minute virtual video concert, an audio track, written commentary and a bibliography by the artists.
THE STORY OF HARITI MA
Or She Who Stole Away The Suffering of the World
Transforming an Ogre into a Benefactor
Recording available on YouTube.
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Downloads & USBs
New Project- THE GREAT REMEMBERING: Stories that Heal in Troubled Times:
Available through Better Listen’s WISDOM FEED
Told by Laura Simms
Three evenings of stories with commentary. Part of Better Listen’s prestigious Wisdom Feed events. Includes The Robe of Love, a sufi tale, She Who Brings Peace to the World, a Romanian Epic story of the restitution of the feminine, and more.
The Power of Story
Women and Wild Animals & Dance Without End
Told by Laura Simms
The Power of Story combines two award-winning recordings of stories: Women and Wild Animals, which celebrates the potency of listening and seeing with animal eyes and ears, and Dance Without End, which summons the wisdom and beauty of myths of creation. Laura Simms' voice and Steve Gorn’s music bring these stories to us with immediacy, a call for opening our senses to the need to share this world with animal and spirit. Such deep listening is needed in our world as an antidote to disconnection and increasing speed and violence. Through the experience of authentic storytelling we uncover the mind's renewable energy - imagination and love. Digital download.
Audio Recordings
The King of Togo Togo & Other Stories
Told by Laura Simms
With the stories on this remastered award-winning audiobook, the listener will be introduced to characters who use their inner strengths to conquer the obstacles set before them. Included in this collection are stories like “Moon and Otter,” a love story reminiscent of Cinderella that shows the ability of love and kindness to transform ugliness, and “The Flower of Life” a story about a king, his sons, and the power of love to overcome violence and cruelty. Each of the stories includes a powerful message made memorable by Laura’s entertaining storytelling. Told simply, all of the stories on this tape can be easily understood by children, but contain a depth of meaning that will delight every listener. Digital download or two-CD set. Ages 6 & up.
Making Peace—Heart Uprising
Told by Laura Simms
The stories on Making Peace – Heart Uprising are about transforming aggression into compassion. They can be listened to as a continuous story within a story or as single pieces. The hidden, unspoken story is the experience of oneness, and the magic inherent in both myth and our everyday events. The stories are come from the ancients, but are just as often mixed with tales from the streets of New York. Guest musician include percussionist Randy Crafton, world flautist Steve Gorn, West African griot Abdul Rahman Mangara, singer Deborah Mirabel Rothrock, and Julia Haines on harp and vocals. Earwig Music. Digital download, CD or cassette.
Four Legged Tales
Animal Stories from Here and Away
Told by Laura Simms
Accompanied by The Real Myth Ensemble
This Grammy-nominated collection includes Rabbit and Lion (Zimbabwe); Dog and Elephant (India/Persia); Two Bears (NW Coast Indian); Monkey, Partridge and Elephant (India), and other tales from the Inuit people, Blackfoot Indian, Byclorusse, Nepal, Osage Indian, West Africa, and Jataka. Ensemble members include Jorge Alfano Randy Crafton Amy Platt. Also appearing: Steve Gorn, Brad Dutz, Michelle Kinney, and Ishmael Beah. Digital download or CD.
