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By William Van Zyl (Published December 2021). Listen to the podcast of the story and article: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-xgu7v-116beac The bathtub plane flew like a giant concrete brick, shaking and vibrating violently Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (Published December 2021). Listen to the podcast while reading: https://williamvzyl.podbean.com/e/odourless-poison-saves-murderer-from-prison-by-william-van-zyl/ She grabs the black book – nobody is watching. She turns, holding the book in her Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (Dec 2021). The first building block for this article is a dream – a true dream of several years ago. A friend revealed this exciting dream Continue Reading
Nine unique lessons on the planning and attack at Pearl Harbour (WW2). By William Van Zyl (December 2021). Listen to the podcast of the article: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cyjiw-115b17b Weeks earlier. A tiny Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (published in December 2021). Listen to the podcast: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-z8md6-1169742 Answers to the questions and comments from blog readers (Five House Publishing). I have received many questions Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (December 2021) Listen to the dramatised podcast of this story: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a6m27-1148599 The grey and blue coloured nutrient-rich placenta swirled around in the large glass bowl before Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (November 2021) Listen to the podcast of the article/short story while reading it: https://williamvzyl.podbean.com/e/ancient-leviathan-finally-rolls-over-%e2%80%93-5000-fathoms-under-the-sea-%e2%80%93-and-reveals-its-secrets/ The yellow coloured speckle – at 5000 fathoms under the surface of Continue Reading
‘Science and spiritual life parallels.’ By William Van Zyl (2020) True North My bones and muscles are feeling weak. I don’t feel any pull; The influence of magnetic North is Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (Nov 2021). The muffled scoop and thump of a spade and pick disturbed the dead. The unexpected sound – at 1:15 am – sent a shiver Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (2021) A can of hairspray made a clanking sound as the small glass ball mixed the sticky liquid in the canister. Jules Bartolnoro lowered himself slowly; Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl On Friday, 5 March 2021, I stepped into the unknown. It was dark, humid, and very black. Yellow cat-eyes stared at me from the ground. It Continue Reading
Tauhangata & Tauwhine (Maori – New Zealand context) Download the full ebook (lesson on own identity) for free: Overview of the resource: Tuahangata (Heroes) 1. (personal noun) hero, male idol, Continue Reading
Front cover. Back cover. Available at fivehousepublishing.com By William Van Zyl ( First published in 2017, edited in 2018 & 2024) The Battle of Bloodriver The first shot from the ‘Sanna Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (Published in 2020) Essay: Soft bait is a silent killer. Synthetic fishing lures have been developed to catch any type of freshwater and saltwater fish. Designers Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (2019) Overview of this article From a sustainability perspective, this article investigates the views of three prominent cultures: Hinduism, Māori World view (New Zealand’s indigenous people), Continue Reading
Two one-page stories. By William Van Zyl (Oct 2021). Listen to the dramatised story on podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-y4nr5-11407a5 At 11:16 am, it was all over. On July 15, 2016 – at Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (Sept 2021) Listen to the podcast of the article: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cxmsz-10f7824 The dagger is lodged deep in the chest of the rather ugly looking man. The now Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (2021) Listen to the podcast of the article: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-r8ua7-10f7929 The wet blade made a long continuous ‘slit’ sound as he sliced through the skin and flesh. Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (published September 2021) Listen to the podcast of this article online as a blog post: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5iaj8-10f7cbb Have you ever wondered what is the shortest poem ever Continue Reading
By William Van Zyl (September 2021) Listen to the podcast of the short story: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-he87e-10f8259 Two golden cufflinks – containing thumbnails of a famous self-portrait – had a secret. The Continue Reading