Rappiddio and the Square Eggs of Rinland.
By William van Zyl Published November 13, 2025. At the end of this blog post, I’ll share my original acrylic painting: “Rappiddio – The True Rooster.” Acrylic on canvas. Completed Continue Reading
Monarchs Escape Airbus.
By William Van Zyl Published October 16, 2025. A family of Monarch butterflies are on their way to the annual gathering in Imaru’s Aigantighe—a mystical valley hidden between mountain peaks Continue Reading
24601 Forever In The Night Sky.
By William Van Zyl Published October 2025 I share my newest painting with you. Valjean is imprisoned for years. Stealing a loaf of bread sent him to a life of Continue Reading
The Secret.
By William Van Zyl Published on October 7, 2025 I share my artwork with you, and a secret – wait for it. IMAGE: “ Man’s Candle.” Acrylic/oil paint/burlap with cold Continue Reading
A Case Study: How Jonathan Harper Orchestrated the Transformation of Zellanda.
By Wiliam Van Zyl Published on October 2, 2025. Why were Zellanda waiting? Every day, the inhabitants of Zellanda waited, waited, and waited. Nothing happened. Then, in 2025, Mr Harper Continue Reading
Needle-Creator Fashions A Tiny Humanoid
By William Van Zyl Published on October 2, 2025 The Boy Who Would Be Godilla It is the year 2025. This alarming article spreads like wildfire. Fourteen years after his Continue Reading
Light in the Darkness
By William Van Zyl – Published on October 1, 2025 Inside the Dark Belly—Suffocating A massive python loomed before her; its body coiled in menacing silence. The dark, diamond-patterned scales Continue Reading
“He Never Gave Me A Name.”
By William Van Zyl Published 18 August 2025 The year is 2051, and the air hums with the static of rebellion. In glass towers hidden beneath the Alps and forests Continue Reading
Taped Mummy saved by a Silver WW2 Pocket Knife; rescued from the Wall of Death.
By William Van Zyl (September 2021) On November 3, 1977 – in the middle of the night – a taped mummy hung limply from a wall. The tape that held Continue Reading
Painting, painting on the Wall – Old, Gray and Wilde – is young Dorian, Dorian Gray, the Fairest of them all?
By William Van Zyl (Sept 2021) The dagger is lodged deep in the chest of the rather ugly-looking man. The older man is lying on the ground in a pool Continue Reading
Cuffflinks -Hiding A Secret – Crack Missing Artwork Case Wide Open.
0 0 Read Time: 8 Minutes, 8 Seconds By William Van Zyl (Published in September 2021) Two golden cufflinks – containing thumbnails of a famous self-portrait – had a secret. The Continue Reading
Hairspray and Magnets outwit Medici Bank!
The audacious heist left everyone in disbelief. By William Van Zyl Published in 2021. Edited in 2025. The hairspray can rattle—barely audible, but enough to snap nerves. Inside, a small Continue Reading
Application & Minecraft Education: Lesson for 14-Year-Olds.Create An AI-Generated Story With Minecraft Characters.
AI- By William Van Zyl Published in June 2025. Focus and learning intention: Extension: Challenging What you have to do in a nutshell: AI-GENERATED STORY: Open Copilot or ChatGPT Example: Continue Reading
Mobi-Dick – The Novel: Riddled with Christian symbolism, Biblical allusions, and spiritual parallels.
By William Van Zyl Published on June 10, 2025 Listen to the podcast on Spotify: The Wrath of the Whale: Moby-Dick and the Fall of Captain Ahab. The sea was Continue Reading
Why Red Flax Through The Māori Kete?
By William Van Zyl Published in May 2025 A Conversation at a Marae (“ A Māori Meeting House”): Whākarakaraka Marae ( a meeting place) It is the year 2025. The Continue Reading
He Never Gave Me A Name.
By William Van Zyl – published Aug 2022 (edited in May 2025). “He never gave me a name,” whispers the rejected monster as he prepares to die. His facial expressions Continue Reading
Odourless Poison Saves Murderer from Prison.
0 0 Read Time: 14 Minutes, 21 Seconds By William Van Zyl Published in December 2021. Edited in 2025. She grabs the black book – nobody is watching. She turns, holding Continue Reading
Silver Chopsticks Miraculously Save Dong-Hyun’s Life.
0 0 Read Time: 12 Minutes, 46 Seconds By William Van Zyl First published in December 2021. Edited in April 2025. Listen to the dramatised podcast of this story: https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6cZnk74G2GLqNtliidiq75?utm_source=generator The Continue Reading
Leviathan finally rolls over – 5000 fathoms under the sea – and reveals its secrets.
By William Van Zyl (published in November 2021; edited in 2025) Listen to the podcast of the article/short story while reading it: SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/episode/6J0Ei6hcHvMnBcCcPvpuXy?si=yc3GzT5hQYWAdEHuygWP_A The yellow-coloured speckle, at 5,000 fathoms Continue Reading
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger! タイガー、タイガー、タイガー！
0 0 Read Time:17 Minutes, 44 Seconds Table of Contents Nine unique lessons on the planning and attack at Pearl Harbour (WW2). By William Van Zyl (December 2021). Listen to the Continue Reading