The Storyteller's Compass

Issue 34: The Boy Who Cried Brexit: Why Farage's Lies Are No Longer Funny

A wisdom tale for our times: when the village believes the liar, everyone gets eaten

Mar 15 • Sita Brand

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Issue 33: The Donkey in the Museum

On the ancient art of renaming what you've already stolen

Mar 1 • Sita Brand

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February 2026

Issue 32: When Love Refuses to Be Forgotten

Love is a practice. A story for Valentine's Day

Feb 15 • Sita Brand

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Issue 31: The Merchant of Intimacy

What “The Little Mermaid” Reveals About Our Digital Age

Feb 1 • Sita Brand

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January 2026

The Story Mining Method

How to Find Stories You Didn’t Know You Had

Jan 25 • Sita Brand

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Issue 30: The Nixie of the Mill-Pond: What Blue Monday Gets Wrong About Sadness

An Ancient Tale for the Work That Can’t Be Rushed

Jan 18 • Sita Brand

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Issue 29: The Juniper Tree and Bodies That Refuse Silence

An open letter to the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Secretary of State for Justice

Jan 11 • Sita Brand

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Issue 28: Baba Yaga and the Buddhist Art of True Aspiration

Or The Witch Who Doesn't Care About Your Vision Board

Jan 4 • Sita Brand

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December 2025

Issue 27: When One Man Tries to Own All Twelve Months

On Elon Musk, wealth hoarding, and the ancient wisdom about what happens when control replaces circulation.

Dec 26, 2025 • Sita Brand

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Issue 26: No Room at the Inn and The Little Match Girl

A Story About Refugees, Christmas, and Who We Choose Not to See

Dec 21, 2025 • Sita Brand

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Issue 25: Who Owns the Moon?

When your grandmother’s words become someone else’s property

Dec 14, 2025 • Sita Brand

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November 2025

Issue 24: The Old Woman and the Government Portal

Or: What a 400-year-old folktale teaches us about knowing when to stop

Nov 30, 2025 • Sita Brand

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