#22: The Cru Write Woolf: Tantalus

This special author episode focuses on the writing of Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941). We try to capture her essence in our own works, featuring stream of consciousness feats from the Cru.  From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Tantalus.  In  Greek  mythology,  the son  of  Zeus  and  Pluto  (daughter  of  Himantes). He  was  a  Lydian  king,  highly  honoured  and prosperous;  but,  because  he  divulged  to mortals  the  secrets  of  the  gods,  he  was  plunged up  to  the  chin  in  a  river  of  Hades,  a  tree  hung with  clusters  of  fruit  being  just  above  his  head. As  every  time  he  tried  to  drink,  the  waters receded  from  him,  and  as  the  fruit  was  just  out of  reach,  he  suffered  agony  from  thirst,  hunger, and  unfulfilled  anticipation. Hence  our  verb,  to  tantalize,  to  excite  a  hope and  disappoint  it.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt!  Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.