Reading The Soul Bird on Grafenberg TV: Where My Pandemic Show Began

Updated June 2025:

In the very first episode of Storytime with Gary on Grafenberg TV, I read The Soul Bird by Michal Snunit — a beautifully simple book that manages to say something profound about emotions, memory, and what it means to be a person. It’s technically a children’s book, but like the best “kids” stories, it hits adults right in the chest.

Let that Soul Bird fly

I picked The Soul Bird because I needed something grounding that week. I didn’t want to start with jokes. I wanted to sit in a quieter place. The book asks where our feelings go, what lives inside us, and who listens when we’re hurting.

My cousin Brian had given me a copy when I first met him in New York City. I loved the book and I wanted to share it with as many people as possible. The Soul Bird was the right way to begin.

Watch me read The Soul Bird