Five By Five Times

Plot Twist Play 5 | DeWintering

It’s taken nearly 60 years but finally I’ve accepted my nature as an introverted person, delighted to be alone. I’m no longer furtive about or ashamed of it. And the process, paradoxically, has got me slowly un-hibernating. Being alone is deprogramming in a frantic world. I can rejoin it now that I’m far more myself. Perhaps you can relate to this?

Cymru Conversations 5 | Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson taught at the University of South Wales for many years on outward-facing, employability-focused modules, partnering with external organisations. He also led its 'Community of Engagement’ programme, enabling ground-up routes of progression. Now ‘retired’, one of his main interests still lies in finding sustainability models for community radio in Wales. He hosts the Cardiff City Phone In and Creatrium podcast series, and works with award-winning on-demand hospital radio service YYFM. We had a wide-ranging discussion about all this and more.

The Bite 5 | Don McGowan

The special guest for this episode of The Bite is political writer, podcaster, and all-round good guy Don McGowan. Join us as we talk about resistance and UK politics, podcasting, and whether and how to make use of the free publication platform Substack.

The Acorn 5 | The Muse Appears

Jill Ebsworth is a Canadian and Welsh poet and artist who, like many, experienced many obstacles to creativity until it started breaking free in later life. Join us as we chat about midlife creative renaissance, generational curses, and being enough.

Just a Moment 4 | Witching the Wounds

In this episode connected to the Five By Five Times Substack, I peek through the hole of what is unknown through the stone of the known, to explore the myths and meanings of hagstones. Read along here: https://fivebyfivetimes.substack.com/p/h-is-for-hagstone [https://fivebyfivetimes.substack.com/p/h-is-for-hagstone]