Jon Norman-Mason
@jonthestoryteller.bsky.social
#Storyteller, #educator & PhD #researcher (folklore, myth, history, culture, psychogeography, literature) plus music fan, husband, father & armchair activist ✊
This Saturday! I'm telling tales of Robin Hood, outlaws and the bounty of the forest, at the amazing Sussex Surplus' Community Banquet! Might still be tickets available, so book if you can: tinyurl.com/yc3ye26k - it's FREE!
#storytelling #Brighton #community
#storytelling #Brighton #community
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This Saturday! I'm telling tales of Robin Hood, outlaws and the bounty of the forest, at the amazing Sussex Surplus' Community Banquet! Might still be tickets available, so book if you can: tinyurl.com/yc3ye26k - it's FREE!
#storytelling #Brighton #community
#storytelling #Brighton #community
Haven't said this enough: JOIN US FOR BEOWULF! Just a couple of days away: Mon 3rd Nov at Ropetackle Arts Centre and the rehearsals have been SO EXCITING! AND separate ticket link for watch later in the comments. Plumb the depths of this Old English myth with us!
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November 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Haven't said this enough: JOIN US FOR BEOWULF! Just a couple of days away: Mon 3rd Nov at Ropetackle Arts Centre and the rehearsals have been SO EXCITING! AND separate ticket link for watch later in the comments. Plumb the depths of this Old English myth with us!
www.facebook.com/share/1JodiU...
www.facebook.com/share/1JodiU...
ONLINE GIG TONIGHT!!! Last-minute announcement: I will be joining my wonderful friends Pog for a live-streamed music-and-storytelling mix to raise money for the Josh Evans Trust Fund, supporting children with diabetes. Beaming out at 6:30pm from here: www.facebook.com/pogbrighton - join us there!
August 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
ONLINE GIG TONIGHT!!! Last-minute announcement: I will be joining my wonderful friends Pog for a live-streamed music-and-storytelling mix to raise money for the Josh Evans Trust Fund, supporting children with diabetes. Beaming out at 6:30pm from here: www.facebook.com/pogbrighton - join us there!
This coming Sunday! #Storytelling for hope, inspiration and Making a Difference in these gloomy times: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R. Proceeds to @doctorswithoutborders.org. OODLES of amazing tellers: @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social , Carl Gough, Cath Edwards, @davetonge.bsky.social, Rosalind Buck and me!
June 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This coming Sunday! #Storytelling for hope, inspiration and Making a Difference in these gloomy times: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R. Proceeds to @doctorswithoutborders.org. OODLES of amazing tellers: @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social , Carl Gough, Cath Edwards, @davetonge.bsky.social, Rosalind Buck and me!
Gig news! Stories to Bring Light in the Darkness, #online 8/6: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R A HORDE of storytellers gathered by @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social to raise money for @msf.org. #Storytelling and a good cause! Join us there!
May 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Gig news! Stories to Bring Light in the Darkness, #online 8/6: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R A HORDE of storytellers gathered by @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social to raise money for @msf.org. #Storytelling and a good cause! Join us there!
Hello! #Folklore news: I am giving a paper on WATER HORSES at Imaginative Landscapes and Otherworlds 2025 14/6 - join me! It's FREE and ONLINE: www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginativ... This annual event is always wonderful, come hear loads of researchers share work. @CanterburyCCUni @UniofExeter
May 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hello! #Folklore news: I am giving a paper on WATER HORSES at Imaginative Landscapes and Otherworlds 2025 14/6 - join me! It's FREE and ONLINE: www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginativ... This annual event is always wonderful, come hear loads of researchers share work. @CanterburyCCUni @UniofExeter
The Chronoscope awaits! Help me find all the lost pieces, before nefarious villains doom our past, present and future... in The Brighton Time Travel Adventure!! Sun 4th May 11:00, #spiegelgardens - book now: www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b... #family #storytelling Brighton Fringe
May 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Chronoscope awaits! Help me find all the lost pieces, before nefarious villains doom our past, present and future... in The Brighton Time Travel Adventure!! Sun 4th May 11:00, #spiegelgardens - book now: www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b... #family #storytelling Brighton Fringe
Nearly there! Time to SAVE THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE! The BRIGHTON TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE: interactive #storytelling for all the family. #brightonfringe 3/4 May 11am - all hands needed to save EVERYWHEN! www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b...
April 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Nearly there! Time to SAVE THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE! The BRIGHTON TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE: interactive #storytelling for all the family. #brightonfringe 3/4 May 11am - all hands needed to save EVERYWHEN! www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-b...
THE BRIGHTON TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE! #SpiegelGardens, #BrightonFringe2025, 3&4 May: all needed to SAVE THE FUTURE! Book now: shorturl.at/ZGlCl
April 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
THE BRIGHTON TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE! #SpiegelGardens, #BrightonFringe2025, 3&4 May: all needed to SAVE THE FUTURE! Book now: shorturl.at/ZGlCl
Well last night was FANTASTIC!!! We gathered, we rocked, we found the Promised Land! Thanks so much again to #Ropetacklestorytellers (and Saif and Ian for the pics!) - WATCH ONLINE TONIGHT!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promised-l... #storytelling #rocknroll
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promised-l... #storytelling #rocknroll
March 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Well last night was FANTASTIC!!! We gathered, we rocked, we found the Promised Land! Thanks so much again to #Ropetacklestorytellers (and Saif and Ian for the pics!) - WATCH ONLINE TONIGHT!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promised-l... #storytelling #rocknroll
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promised-l... #storytelling #rocknroll
HE'S BACK...! Rock legends retold as world myths: PROMISED LAND, 10th Mar @Ropetackle Storytellers - join us for a #storytelling and live band spectacular! ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/promi... ... OR watch online 11th Mar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promised-l... Celebrate the myths of our times!
February 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
HE'S BACK...! Rock legends retold as world myths: PROMISED LAND, 10th Mar @Ropetackle Storytellers - join us for a #storytelling and live band spectacular! ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/promi... ... OR watch online 11th Mar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promised-l... Celebrate the myths of our times!
V nice mention of our upcoming #PromisedLand show at Ropetackle Storytellers! AND of my recent work on #You'reDeadToMe with @gregjenner.bsky.social et al. Thanks v much to Alex Fitch of the Comics and Graphic Narratives REG at @uniofbrighton.bsky.social! blogs.brighton.ac.uk/comics/2025/...
February 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
V nice mention of our upcoming #PromisedLand show at Ropetackle Storytellers! AND of my recent work on #You'reDeadToMe with @gregjenner.bsky.social et al. Thanks v much to Alex Fitch of the Comics and Graphic Narratives REG at @uniofbrighton.bsky.social! blogs.brighton.ac.uk/comics/2025/...
IT'S BACK...! Promised Land: The Myths of Rock'n'Roll, Mon 10th Mar at @Ropetackle Storytellers - AND streamed online Tues 11th Mar! Rock legends retold as world myths !
www.facebook.com/events/95690... in person, www.facebook.com/events/20115... online - #storytelling for now and all time!
www.facebook.com/events/95690... in person, www.facebook.com/events/20115... online - #storytelling for now and all time!
February 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
IT'S BACK...! Promised Land: The Myths of Rock'n'Roll, Mon 10th Mar at @Ropetackle Storytellers - AND streamed online Tues 11th Mar! Rock legends retold as world myths !
www.facebook.com/events/95690... in person, www.facebook.com/events/20115... online - #storytelling for now and all time!
www.facebook.com/events/95690... in person, www.facebook.com/events/20115... online - #storytelling for now and all time!
This is a BIG ONE!! New #youredeadtome on Legends of King Arthur - and I got to co-research and co-script!!! LIFE MILESTONE REACHED!! Have a good listen to @gregjenner.bsky.social , Mike Wozniak and Dr Mary Bateman, as I bask in the moment... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is a BIG ONE!! New #youredeadtome on Legends of King Arthur - and I got to co-research and co-script!!! LIFE MILESTONE REACHED!! Have a good listen to @gregjenner.bsky.social , Mike Wozniak and Dr Mary Bateman, as I bask in the moment... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
FREE #storytelling and #crafting for families this Saturday afternoon if you're up for it! Folklore and fun to celebrate Brigid and the coming of Spring, from 3pm at the Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven. Do join us if you're free! guesthousestorytellers.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
FREE #storytelling and #crafting for families this Saturday afternoon if you're up for it! Folklore and fun to celebrate Brigid and the coming of Spring, from 3pm at the Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven. Do join us if you're free! guesthousestorytellers.com
Gig news! Sat 1 Feb I will be joining Xanthe Gresham-Knight and Jamie Crawford for #storytelling to celebrate Brigid and the coming Spring! Join us to light the last of winter: FREE family afternoon, & a fantastic show from Xanthe and Kate Corkery in the evening. guesthousestorytellers.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Gig news! Sat 1 Feb I will be joining Xanthe Gresham-Knight and Jamie Crawford for #storytelling to celebrate Brigid and the coming Spring! Join us to light the last of winter: FREE family afternoon, & a fantastic show from Xanthe and Kate Corkery in the evening. guesthousestorytellers.com
#transrightsarehumanrights🌈 V sad to hear Trump's executive order decreeing that there are only two genders in the US, those assigned at birth. Hermaphroditus below reminds us that other times, cultures and places have accepted the evidence of experience - even celebrated it.
January 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#transrightsarehumanrights🌈 V sad to hear Trump's executive order decreeing that there are only two genders in the US, those assigned at birth. Hermaphroditus below reminds us that other times, cultures and places have accepted the evidence of experience - even celebrated it.
I've done an interview about my PhD research for the @crecganford.bsky.social YouTube channel! The nature of #storytelling in human life and modern landscapes - watch it here: youtu.be/2Aqv-Dv9gAw?... for great fun musing on #myth, politics and popular culture.
January 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I've done an interview about my PhD research for the @crecganford.bsky.social YouTube channel! The nature of #storytelling in human life and modern landscapes - watch it here: youtu.be/2Aqv-Dv9gAw?... for great fun musing on #myth, politics and popular culture.
Daring deeds afoot! But will you meet the challenge with your muscles or your mind? Tales of Brain AND Brawn with me and @Jason Buck Storyteller - Sun 12th Jan online: fb.me/e/5ustnJRwz Seeya there for folklore, myth and #storytelling galore! (Pic by the amazing Michael Foreman.)
January 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Daring deeds afoot! But will you meet the challenge with your muscles or your mind? Tales of Brain AND Brawn with me and @Jason Buck Storyteller - Sun 12th Jan online: fb.me/e/5ustnJRwz Seeya there for folklore, myth and #storytelling galore! (Pic by the amazing Michael Foreman.)
#Storytelling for all THIS WEEKEND! Tales of Brains AND Brawn, online with me and #JasonBuck. Folklore and fiction of the quick-witted and the warlike, sharp minds and sharp steel. Join us there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/993428721047
January 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Storytelling for all THIS WEEKEND! Tales of Brains AND Brawn, online with me and #JasonBuck. Folklore and fiction of the quick-witted and the warlike, sharp minds and sharp steel. Join us there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/993428721047
How's the festive season going so far? I have more #storytelling on the way: join me at One Garden Brighton 21st and 22nd Dec for wintery tales huddled close in the heritage barn! All ages welcome - but the kids get free meals...! www.onegardenbrighton.com/explore/one-...
December 16, 2024 at 2:42 PM
How's the festive season going so far? I have more #storytelling on the way: join me at One Garden Brighton 21st and 22nd Dec for wintery tales huddled close in the heritage barn! All ages welcome - but the kids get free meals...! www.onegardenbrighton.com/explore/one-...
Hello all! First of TWO Christmas gigs at The Yellow Book, Brighton, coming up: Yuletide Yarns by #BrightonTelltales on Sun 15th! Sparkling, soulful or spooky - seasonal #storytelling to suit you! ("Suit yule"? No - maybe not...) See you there: fb.me/e/4Xi0HdPz4
December 13, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Hello all! First of TWO Christmas gigs at The Yellow Book, Brighton, coming up: Yuletide Yarns by #BrightonTelltales on Sun 15th! Sparkling, soulful or spooky - seasonal #storytelling to suit you! ("Suit yule"? No - maybe not...) See you there: fb.me/e/4Xi0HdPz4
This weekend! The first of my winter #storytelling sessions for #OneGardenBrighton. Pick your preferred slot, Sat and Sun - and I'll be there again 14th/15th and 21st/22nd. See you in the barn for festive family #folklore from far and near! www.onegardenbrighton.com/explore/one-...
December 5, 2024 at 10:23 AM
This weekend! The first of my winter #storytelling sessions for #OneGardenBrighton. Pick your preferred slot, Sat and Sun - and I'll be there again 14th/15th and 21st/22nd. See you in the barn for festive family #folklore from far and near! www.onegardenbrighton.com/explore/one-...
Been great fun looking at tales for winter #storytelling at #OneGardenBrighton - just found this gem, which I shall very much enjoy telling: www.americanfolklore.net/st-nicolas-a... Seeya in the heritage barn, at weekends throughout Dec: www.onegardenbrighton.com/explore/one-...
November 30, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Been great fun looking at tales for winter #storytelling at #OneGardenBrighton - just found this gem, which I shall very much enjoy telling: www.americanfolklore.net/st-nicolas-a... Seeya in the heritage barn, at weekends throughout Dec: www.onegardenbrighton.com/explore/one-...