We go to the myths not so much for what they can mean as for our own meaning. Who am I? Why am I here? How can I live in accordance with reality? The myths never have a single meaning, once and for all finished. They have something greater; they have meaning itself … they have meaning for me, for you and for everyone else.
P.L. Travers
What the Bee Knows
There is power
in myth.
WonderLit Production creates a variety of media—including books, audio plays, film and more—to give those who experience them a way to reflect on their life through the mythic imagination, fairy tales, and archetypes.
For over two decades, Michelle Tocher has been writing, telling stories, and speaking about the healing power of fairy tales in various mediums, including the acclaimed memoir The Tower Princess: A Fairy Tale Lived, and the stunning audio play The Departure Train.
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The Departure Train
The Departure Train is a ground-breaking, 85-minute audio play written by Michelle Tocher with direction by Nicole Arends, and sound design and music by Phil Strong.
When Audrey Doyle dies, a mysterious conductor leads her to board a train that will take her on a journey through the terrain of her life to face truths she has spent a lifetime trying to bury. This immersive listening experience offers an inspiring, cathartic, and comforting perspective on life and the afterlife.
The Tower Princess
A wise, humorous, poignant memoir that shows how fairy tales can be healing. In these pages, Michelle Tocher changes her narrative of chronic pain by delving into the story of Rapunzel. Reader beware: this is no Disney-escape fairy-fluff! A marriage of personal and mythic storylines reveals deep truths. This is a memoir filled with treasure that we can all claim, especially in hard times.
The Story Finder
Are you looking for little-known fairy tales to explore? Do you wish to write about the archetypal situations in fairy tales and what they mean to you?
The Story Finder contains close to a thousand short stories expressing a multitude of different perspectives in fairy tales. You’ll not only hear from the main characters, you’ll hear from the fish and the bees, the mirrors and the dolls, and many more.
