Stories: Now More Than Ever
“I believe with all my hoary heart that stories save lives, and the telling and hearing of them is a holy thing, powerful far beyond our ken, sacramental, crucial, nutritious; without the sea of...
View ArticleEveryone Is A Poet
When people tell me their largest stories I am helpless as a page under pen. A woman told me how, as a child of 11, she struck out when her grandparents were ignored rather than served at a restaurant...
View ArticleSay Yes to Your Weirdness
We tend to suppress certain aspects of ourselves in order to fit in. (Although when we display whatever weirdness is ‘in” I think that’s also a sort of conformity too.) When I was growing up I did...
View ArticleThe Power of Story: Augusta Speaks
Image courtesy of eliq.deviantart.com “All sorrows can be borne if you put them in a story or tell a story about them.” Isak Dinesen The woman wrapped blankets around her children, a small boy and a...
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