Tales From The Woven Flame: The Reluctant Threadkeeper

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🎙️ Episode 5: The Reluctant Threadkeeper

House of Balance – Song of Harmonizing
📍Set in Charleston, SC | Character: Marion “Rio” Glover

Description:

When a quiet sound tech named Rio collapses by the seawall in Charleston, a forgotten rhythm stirs in his chest — and the Song of Harmonizing returns. In this episode, we awaken the House of Balance, where clarity doesn’t come through peace… but through pattern.

🎧 Hear the tale of a reluctant threadkeeper who learns that balance isn’t stillness — it’s choosing rhythm over chaos.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted from trying to be everything to everyone, this story will resonate deep.

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💭 Listener prompt: What rhythm do you need to return to?

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_01 (00:00):
Hey, what's up, people?
Welcome to Taylorson Tales,Tales from the Woven Flame.
And just to let you guys know,I'm writing the story episode by
episode.
I have a good idea of whatdirection I want this story to

(00:20):
go.
I'm trying to ramp up thiscommunity because I think it
would be cool to get you guys'input along the way.
But prior to that, I wanna makesure I put out some tent poles,
you know, the left and rightlimits of the story, because I

(00:40):
know a story can really, reallyget out of hand if there's too
many chefs in the kitchen, so tospeak.
So once again, welcome.
to the tailors and tales podcastuh the current book we're
weaving right now is tales fromthe woven flame yeah so i just

(01:02):
want to share stories with youguys and hopefully you know
entertain you and maybeencourage you to do the same if
you have a story you want totell it's a podcast baby and uh
yeah so thank you for yoursupport this is episode five i

(01:27):
believe the reluctant threadkeeper and uh yeah let's get
into the story peace before theflood before the forgetting
there were songs that shaped theworld now They're waking up.

(01:51):
Through you.
This is Taliesin Tales.
The fire remembers.
Let's begin.
Episode 5.
The Reluctant Threat Keeper.
House of Balance.
Song of Harmonizing.
Some of us aren't chosen.

(02:13):
We just heard the call first.
Scene 1.
Collapse at the battery.
Rio walks along the seawallafter a fight.
With who?
Doesn't matter now.
The storm overhead argues louderthan anyone else.
He doesn't fall because he'sweak.

(02:35):
He falls because he's carryingeveryone else's rhythm but his
own.
Then, a hum inside his chest.
One note, then two.
Then three.
Not a melody.
A meter.
It wasn't peace.
It was pattern.

(02:56):
And the beat was mine.
Scene two.
The beads return warm.
His auntie's old beads alwaystucked under his shirt.
Heat against his skin.
Not burning.
Warming.
A pulse steadies.
A breath aligns.

(03:17):
The world doesn't get easier.
It just gets clearer.
Rio doesn't rise in triumph.
He doesn't rise at all.
He just lets the rhythm holdhim.
He hums.
Low.
Steady.
Unpretty.
But it balances the noisewithin.

(03:38):
That's the song.
That's the return.
Rio returns to work at theGullah Theater.
He doesn't fix the feedbackloop.
He steps into it and lets itpulse.
The crowd doesn't notice, butthe land does.

(03:59):
A glyph grows faint on the lightboard.
The old harmonizing thread isawake again.
You don't have to be ready.
You just have to return.
The thread remembers and so mustwe.
When was the last time you feltout of step with your life?

(04:23):
And what rhythm tried to bringyou back?

(07:33):
The spark doesn't shout, ithums.
So if you feel it stirring,follow.
Let the rhythm lead and the talewill meet you.
Peace.