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“Wanted: a Traveling Storyteller” by Ruth Shaw
As our beautiful city of Phoenix starts to heat up, my thoughts turn to how am I going to get out of this heat this summer? Some of you are fortunate to be going to cooler country for the summer, but many of us will only be able to…
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A Variety of Settings Indeed by Dixie Walljasper
I can't believe the semester is nearly over. It seems like we just started getting acquainted with new people, getting acquainted with new textbooks and new Faculty. And today I feel like I am among friends because of shared experiences and shared interest in each other stories. I certainly have seen a variety of settings:…
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The New Cupcake by Anne McDowell
I recently read that the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City has added storytelling to its famous and influential event. “Introducing Storyscapes: A New Celebration of Interactive Storytelling” is its heading. The festival’s website states that this is, “. . .…
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Like Father, Like Daughter by Nancy Newlin
I have always had a deep connection to water. I love swimming. I am passionate about swimming is an even better way to describe this feeling deep inside of me. I swim anywhere and everywhere – the pool, the lake, the ocean. 99.9% of my vacations are centered…
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Storytelling & Champagne by Peggy Babbitt
Let's start the year with a splash of Champagne and great traditional storytelling! Did you know that according to French law only wine produced in the French region of Epernay can be called Champagne? All other sparkling wines must use a different name. Otherwise they will be guilty of misrepresentation if they insist on calling…
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You Cannot Hate Someone Whose Story You Know by Phyllis Ralley
Don't tell your beautiful wife, but I love you James Ashcroft!!! I love the cows in your stories – from the one that Uncle Ray used to teach you to follow directions to one who got in so much trouble changing forms at the Return to the African Village. I love the care with which…
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Callum Blue by Jim Dennis
We say stories and myths are a way that our values and ideas are passed down through the generations. But, how does this happen? What is in the story that triggers something in our minds and makes us think? That is something that no one can explain as the human mind is an awesome and…
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Banking Memories by Sally Borg
I was fortunate enough to be a teller at a storytelling event recently. I invited a bunch of people to come to the event, because storytelling is so much fun. I invited co-workers, Toastmasters, old hiking friends, cyclists, neighbors, everyone I could think of! I love sharing storytelling with my circle of friends, and it…
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History Repeats Itself by Carol Bedner
History repeats itself is an old saying that for the most part is true. As I examine the myriad of folktales, I find myself spending hours reading the different versions one finds throughout the world. The titles of the stories may differ and characters change but the plot and theme of the story are the…
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The Gift by Joan Misek
I had just turned seventeen when I graduated from high school. My mother and step-father moved to a farm in upstate New York and I began life as an adult. I remained in New York until I was eighteen. I was lonely for my family and decided to try farm life for a year or…
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Turning the Last Page by James Ashcroft
“Raising a teenager is just like holding onto a wet bar of soap. If you don’t hold on tight enough it will slip out of your hands, if you hold on too tight, it will shoot out.” Darrow Richins I recently attended the funeral of my step-uncle. Darrow had married my Aunt Puff about 15…
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Storytelling with a Capital S by Tui Conner
Storytelling is new and old for me. Until recently I had not realized there was such a thing as a course in storytelling. What would that look like? How can you teach storytelling? The same way you can teach fiction writing and play acting. By providing a safe space for people to be creative, the…