There is no feeling like the thrill of discovering a new story and telling it in an interesting, compelling way that affects the people who read it. Usually, i...
What's in a Story?
What’s in a Story? — #8
When I was a kid my sister and I would get up early every morning and set out to an overgrown orchard that grew near our house. Each of us would head to our fa...
What’s in a Story — #7
What is a story? A beginning. A middle. An end. Lift the skin, peer closer… It is castles, villains, lovers, heroes, the journey unfolding. A story transports ...
What’s in a Story? — #6
Below are five collages done over the last few weeks. I guess I am imagining traveling even as I’m sheltering at home. Abstract art tells stories throug...
What’s in a Story? –#5
Every day, people are presented with problems… and opportunities. When there is a will to address a problem, or seize an opportunity, here begins the start of...
What’s in a Story? — #4
I am not alone in the ideas I share today. It is not just my words that dance across this page and I am not solely responsible for the meaning that is made her...
What’s in a Story? — #3
I’ve been thinking about the ways that I tell stories. I can string together words on paper or voice them aloud. You may follow them or you may not. I think t...
What’s in a Story? — #2
“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” — Muriel Rukeyser, The Speed of Darkness Stories bring people together in the most universal ways and the mos...
What’s in a Story? — #1
“The truth about stories is, that’s all we are.” — Thomas King Stories are existential. Not just inseparable from the way we communicate and play out our li...