Get The Name Of The Dog.
0 0 Read Time: 7 Minutes, 58 Seconds By William Van Zyl Published in December 2022 (edited in 2025). Tool# 14: I share my dog’s name – a brown coloured 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
Dressing Well: A Style Compass and Map for Rookies – the Stuck-in-a-rut Fly Fisherman Story.
0 0 Read Time: 23 Minutes, 33 Seconds By William Van Zyl (First published in 2020; edited in April 2025). The parable of the stylish fisherman and how he caught the Continue Reading
The Revolving Ballerina.
A one-page story (Microfiction/Flash Fiction). By William Van Zyl (published in Oct 2021; edited in April 2025). Read the article OR Listen to the podcast: The ribbon of the blood-stained Continue Reading
Out-Foxed.
0 0 Read Time: 5 Minutes, 44 Seconds A one-page story. Alternatively, listen to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/7IIEKR4nrHtZWOymtb5sBD?utm_source=generator By William Van Zyl (Published in October 2021; edited in April 2025). At 11:16 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
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
The Aperture.
By William Van Zyl Published on 19 January 2025 “SShhuusss, shhuu.” “It is here. It is coming in!” “Not a word from anyone now. Quiet, please.” The Sun slowly creeps Continue Reading
Evolution against the Ropes?
William Van Zyl Published October 2024 In the charged arena of the ring, a fierce symphony of jabs and dodges unfolds—a primal dance of precision and power between Evo, “The Continue Reading
Aliens: Do they Exist?
By William Van Zyl Published in October 2024 “Hello from the other side,” says the alien via a sophisticated translation app. “⊑⟒⌰⌰⍜ ⎎⍀⍜⋔ ⏁⊑⟒ ⍜⏁⊑⟒⍀ ⌇⟟⎅⟒.” IMAGE: Online Alien translator Continue Reading
Puma Punku – Stone Engineering from Outer Space?
By William Van Zyl Published in October 2024 Beneath the brooding skies of ancient Bolivia, the air vibrates with an enigmatic pulse, as if the universe itself holds its breath. Continue Reading
The Lamp, the Secret Dark Chamber, and the Chained Cupboard.
By William Van Zyl. Published in October 2024. They prepare to enter the forbidden room. Jonathan felt a cold shiver run up his spine, conjuring up a horrendous image of Continue Reading
A Painting Kahlo, a Repentant David, and the Power of Inner Healing.
By William Van Zyl Published in September, 2024 Dark clouds accumulated in the distance, and flashes of lightning lit up some of the tall trees. The cracking sound of thunder Continue Reading