The Three Most Famous Quotes In The World.
By William Van Zyl Published in May 2025. —0— READ THE ARTICLE, OR LISTEN TO IT ON THE PODCAST: SPOTIFY —0— Imagine three things you have said – or three 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
To Forgive, or not to Forgive, is the Question.
By William Van Zyl Published in October 2022. Edited in May 2025. Listen to the Podcast of this article on Spotify: At last, he gets him. They are both bloodied, Continue Reading
William Draws.
By William Van Zyl (April 2022). Edited in May 2025. Listen to the podcast on Spotify: Have you seen Peter Draws on YouTube? It is quite an experience. He is a gifted 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
Midnight-muffin-men stun the baking world by beating face recognition software – a Bake-O-Drama.
By William Van Zyl. Published in June 2022 (edited in 2025) Listen to the podcast with sound effects: SPOTIFY (The Extravagant Podcast) The three men walked past the scanner. In Continue Reading
Champollion’s (JFC’s) death – French Decipherer of the Rosetta Stone – underlines one of the age-old killers: Sex, Money, Power, and Fame. Which one could it be?
Table of Contents By William Van Zyl (Published in April 2022, edited in 2025). Listen to the podcast while reading this article (Spotify- ‘The Extravagant Podcast’): In 1822, in a 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
Scuba Diver Defeats Unknown Depths of Hopelessness.
By William Van Zyl, First published June 2022. Edited in April 2025. PODCAST: SPOTIFY. The Extravagant Podcast: “Swoosh” The rusted cable and long pipe flashed briefly as it hurtled towards 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
Now, Consider the Body of Christ.
By William Van Zyl Published April 2025. Dear listener, are you in need today? Do you need healing? Are you in a dark place? Why not pause and get a Continue Reading
Man finds $ 43,170 and returns it—he stuns the world by ‘building’ a lighthouse that attracts snow-white birds.
By William Van Zyl Published in 2020. Listen to the podcast on Spotify: THE EXTRAVAGANT PODCAST When the foam opened, green and white paper parcels stared at Howard Kirby. He Continue Reading
Naked Linen-man Lost His Cloth.
Naked Linen-man Lost His Cloth. By William Van Zyl Published 6 April 2025. In the moonlit Garden of Gethsemane, the air was thick with tension. Jesus stood resolute, surrounded by Continue Reading
My Buckler.
By William Van Zyl Published 5 April 2025. This is a birthday article. ——-0——— The dust swirled around David’s feet as he tightened his grip on the worn leather strap Continue Reading
Smaller Titanium Wisdom Teeth Will Improve Your Breathing.
By William Van Zyl Published March 29, 2025. Listen to the podcast: “I can breathe easier; I definitely can breathe easier.” With his long black hair tied back, Dr. Cortez Continue Reading
A Second Flash of Light.
By William Van Zyl Published on March 22, 2025 Joop and Elsa Van De Venter gazed intently at the screen before them; the image magnified several hundred times. “Wait for Continue Reading
“Bel, Did You Eat All Your Food?”
By William Van Zyl Published in March 2025. Whispers… A hidden passage? Before them, a grand feast lay untouched—golden loaves of bread, bowls overflowing with dates and figs, steaming cuts Continue Reading
Armies and Warriors that Never Sleep.
By William Van Zyl Published in February 2025. An army lies drowned in the waters. It is a moonlit desert night, just beyond the Sea. The Red Sea. The Israelites Continue Reading