Fantastic Fest Films: Stephen King, David Lynch and Storytelling
Do you like stories? Do you like telling stories? If you answered yes to either of those questions, two films which showed at this year’s Fantastic Fest should be on your must-see list. They both...
View ArticleInterview: John Paul Jaramillo, author of The House of Order
A native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University, and presently holds the...
View ArticleMy Family’s Tradition of Storytelling, Revisited
My youngest child is now an older teen and she possesses the cognitive skills necessary to understand, enjoy, and/or be mortified by the tales my family has long had a habit of spinning, especially...
View ArticleInterview with Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver
Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache. She reads every story she writes to them. They are...
View ArticleBook Review: The Weaver by Kai Strand
Kai Strand’s debut mid-grade novel The Weaver is a must read. The story is about Mary Wordsmith, whose wish is to be able to weave a tale just like her mother. Mary is a typical teen who wants to be...
View ArticleInterview: John Paul Jaramillo, author of The House of Order
A native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University, and presently holds the...
View ArticleMy Family’s Tradition of Storytelling, Revisited
My youngest child is now an older teen and she possesses the cognitive skills necessary to understand, enjoy, and/or be mortified by the tales my family has long had a habit of spinning, especially...
View ArticleInterview with Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver
Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache. She reads every story she writes to them. They are...
View ArticleBook Review: The Weaver by Kai Strand
Kai Strand’s debut mid-grade novel The Weaver is a must read. The story is about Mary Wordsmith, whose wish is to be able to weave a tale just like her mother. Mary is a typical teen who wants to be...
View ArticleStorytelling Game Review: ‘Before There Were Stars’ from Smirk & Laughter
Before There Were Stars from Smirk & Laughter Games allows players to compose their own myths and legends about how the world has come together. Like many anthropological stories, the tales are...
View ArticleInterview: Chris Westfall Author of ‘Leadership Language’
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with international leadership authority Chris Westfall, author of the new book Leadership Language: Using Authentic Communication to Drive Results. In it,...
View Article‘Godless’ and the Art of Storytelling
As Americans, we have a tendency to want more. And as a capitalist society, we usually get it – for a price. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the problem with modern storytelling. We enjoy a TV show and...
View ArticleInterview: John Paul Jaramillo, author of The House of Order
A native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University, and presently holds the...
View ArticleMy Family’s Tradition of Storytelling, Revisited
My youngest child is now an older teen and she possesses the cognitive skills necessary to understand, enjoy, and/or be mortified by the tales my family has long had a habit of spinning, especially...
View ArticleInterview with Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver
Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache. She reads every story she writes to them. They are...
View ArticleBook Review: The Weaver by Kai Strand
Kai Strand’s debut mid-grade novel The Weaver is a must read. The story is about Mary Wordsmith, whose wish is to be able to weave a tale just like her mother. Mary is a typical teen who wants to be...
View ArticleMy Family’s Tradition of Storytelling, Revisited
My youngest child is now an older teen and she possesses the cognitive skills necessary to understand, enjoy, and/or be mortified by the tales my family has long had a habit of spinning, especially...
View ArticleInterview with Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver
Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache. She reads every story she writes to them. They are...
View ArticleBook Review: The Weaver by Kai Strand
Kai Strand’s debut mid-grade novel The Weaver is a must read. The story is about Mary Wordsmith, whose wish is to be able to weave a tale just like her mother. Mary is a typical teen who wants to be...
View ArticleSXSW Convergence: Your Brain On Story – Neuroscience+The Moth
People primarily know the SXSW Conference, which takes place annually in Austin, Texas, for its film and music festivals. But, it also delves deeply into related and larger cultural and scientific...
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