Adriana Laurent | TEDxUBC Adriana talks about the connection between climate change and social justice through a lens of story telling. She discusses the impacts of climate change on her home country, Honduras, and how she discovered the intersections between these two issues. Far too often we talk about the effect of climate change on […]
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By Cathryn Fairlee My Masterās Thesis in History was on Professional Chinese Teahouse Telling and I presented samples of these styles at the NSN conference in Cincinnati. Professional storytelling was passed on orally from master to apprentice for generations, for there was no respect for those who were not taught for a number of years
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Told by Linda Goodman Click to listen goodman Children have a tendency to be selfish, and I was no exception.Ā As long as I got what I wanted, I did not care about anything else. My baby sister Evelyn, on the other hand, always put the interests of others above her own. Like the character
told by Lynn Ruehlmann Click to listen ruehlmann About the Story It excites me when I find the perfect connection between a classic myth and contemporary lifeāthe connection gives both stories such a potent new focus.Ā So Iāve really enjoyed developing this coming-of-age story.Ā It combines the story of getting my driverās license with the story
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told by Rivka Willick Click to Listen Willick About the Story Patricia is a true story.Ā Itās about people we remember and those we take for granted. Itās about people we ignore and those we will never forget. Iāve told this story many times and am usually approached after the telling. This is a sticky
Told by Joyce Geary Click to listen joycegeary I heard parts of the āLady Who Wore Redā all my life. My mother and three of her brothers wrote their āmemoirsā each focusing on different life events written inĀ different styles. After reading the four memoirs, I asked if they all lived in the same family!
Dear NSN Members, Scammers are using some of the publicly available email addresses listed on our website to target aĀ phishingĀ attempt to a small number of NSN members. This person sent out requests for gift cards to “help veterans in hospice care” and “the organization” using my name.Ā I did not send this email.Ā Know that staff is
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by Mountain Man Bob Click to Listen MountainBob In 1996 I wanted and needed a tall tale story. My vivid imagination went to work and thatās how I came up with the idea to grow a big watermelon. This story has been a big hit wherever I tell it.Ā But one of the best benefits
told by Yvonne Healy Click to Listen healy Family was a blue envelope crinkly thin as onion skin. My mother sliced it with a butter knife careful to preserve the criss-crossed messages of love held inside.Ā My uncle was the sweet, rank aroma of a brown box stuffed with shamrock plants grown moldy on the
By Katie Knutson In the New Voices column in Storytelling Magazine, I have been focusing on making connections between the storytellers we often see at NSN events and the younger adult tellers out there, who do not find their way to our festivals and conferences. On November 11, 2012, adults of all ages packed a
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