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Told by Octavia Sexton Listen to story I hate Appalachian stereotyping, but after traveling across the country I realize we are different – but not in the ignorant way we are often portrayed.  We are rooted in traditions and moral values passed through generations and we aren’t scattered like ants without direction.  We know where

Told by Patricia Coffie Listen to story Family stories are the stories I tell and this one had been in the making for a long time.  Two Rivers Story Spinners in Des Moines, Iowa arranged a retreat to be led by Jim May in an Iowa farmhouse.  Jim and the other participants worked with me

Told by Barbara Schutzgruber Listen to story How many of us no longer have all the parts we were born with? The loss of ‘parts’, whether by accident or intention, is part of the human experience: we hear about it in the old stories…. we see it with our friends and family members…. and sometimes

Told by Jim Stowell Listen to story Pie is a part of a one-man play I wrote and performed titled Traveling Light at the Brass Tacks Theater in Minneapolis. The play was filmed live in a stand of six grain elevators by the Mississippi River in South St. Paul. It was shown at the Sundance

told by Jonatha and Harold Wright Hear the story Harold and I took Antioch College students for a semester of study in Japan each year, 1992 through 2005.  Also we were involved with the Kyoto Seika Students who came to Antioch for a semester each of those years.  Harold was Professor of Japanese Language and

Told by Garry McCandless Hear the story After listening to storytellers Cynthia Changaris and Mandy Dick tell stories at the Lou Tate Foundation, The Little Loomhouse’ “Spin A Yarn Storytelling Festival” in Louisville, Kentucky, I was inspired to go home and write Ole Man Mac and The Bear Family. It was my first story for

Told by Cathy Jo Smith Hear the story A few years ago at a fall festival, I came across a booth selling carved stones. I picked up a lovely jade-green heart and showed it to my husband. “I bet you can come up with a few stories from that” he challenged me. “If I can’t,”

Told by Sally Crandall Hear the story It took Nelson and I four years, at the ages of 63 and 67, to get ourselves into the Peace Corps and three months for me to decide that we needed to get out.  When we first got back to Columbus, Ohio, I was eager to make sense

Told by Kevin Cordi Hear the story At 16 we think we can rule the world. This is a  tender age when we cross the divide into responsibility.  This story is about that journey. It is about the first time I rode “The Blue Streak” at Cedar Point, the largest amusement park in the country