You’ve heard of Gilgamesh and Inanna. You may have learned about the birth of civilization in school, but the myths of ancient Sumer, the first known human civilization found in the cradle of Mesopotamia, are so much more. Love, friendship, envy, grief. Every human emotion is found on those fragmentary stone tablets, scratched with cuneiform. […]
Welcome to The Story Salon, an online space where you can share a story or work on a story problem for 6-8 minutes, and get feedback and help. On the fourth Monday of almost every month (see April) up to 8 storytellers, writers, and other narrative folk will have 6-8 minutes to share a piece […]
Stories have always driven change. The most effective advocates, whether they’re leading nonprofits, driving corporate initiatives, or community champions, know that data and logic alone rarely move people to act. Stories do. It seems like it would be easy, but finding the right story, shaping it for impact, and knowing when and how to use […]
Welcome to The Story Salon, an online space where you can share a story or work on a story problem for 6-8 minutes, and get feedback and help. On the fourth Monday of almost every month (see April) up to 8 storytellers, writers, and other narrative folk will have 6-8 minutes to share a piece […]
What happens before once upon a time and after happily ever after? Did Beauty really love the Prince or only the Beast? Who decides what a hero really is? And what’s all that fuss about poisoned apples anyway? Join storyteller Laura Packer for an evening of fractured fairy tales that dive into what isn’t written, […]
