i love to read, as i`ve said before i`m avaricious in my reading. but i`ve realised my true love is for short form writing. short stories, novellas are a joy to me. all my favourite authors are masters of the short form.
one of the joys of the short form are fables and mythologies. i grew up on aesop, homer and anansi and as i got older i discover the stories of other peoples and culture. i also realised that if you read enough of these myths and fables, the names of the heroes and locations may change, but they`re the same story.
every culture on the planet has a flood myth, stories of tricksters. i can`t say i`ve read every myth or fable on the planet, but in my reading i`ve come across quite a number of similarities.
this is not a scientific treatise, but i believe that if you follow this progression, you`ll realise there`s one source to all our stories.
here are a couple of links to myths and folklore online courtesy metafilter
tales of wonder, folk and fairy tales from around the world
hope these bring you as much happiness and entertainment as they have me.
