There was a TV show here in the US called Grimm. It was a modern retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tales. I loved the reexamining of classics I've known all my life. And as the series went on, it drew on fairy tales from around the world. It was the beginning of me learning that … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – Fairy Tales
The Stories We Tell – Fables
Grandmom, the storyteller My grandmom is still, to this day, my favorite storyteller. She wasn't a professional storyteller. I didn’t even understand that she was telling me stories as a kid. Grandmom would just say stuff, and my imagination would take over. I could see the wind talking to the sun. I was there when … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – Fables
The Stories We Tell – Legends
Kung Fu Fighting! As a kid in the 70's and 80's Saturday was the prime TV watching day. We had cartoons in the morning, followed by my favorite, Kung Fu movies. I loved watching Kung Fu movies on TV. I got a good workout while trying the crazy moves, and improved my reading compression thanks … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – Legends
Get Educated With Stories
The year 2020 presses on, and so do storytelling shows. Taking advantage of the greater connectedness of the internet, here are shows that I have found and some that were sent to me. Be sure to check back periodically though the month. As I find more show, I will be updating the post. Trust me, … Continue reading Get Educated With Stories
The Stories We Tell – Myths
I love watching the movie "The Clash of The Titans"; both the 1981 version and the 2010 version. There's action and adventure and overall, a pretty good story. Now that I am a storyteller, I understand that story is called a myth. I also better understand that there are myths told about cultures around the … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – Myths
The Stories We Tell – Folktales
Well, here we go! With the long list of types of storytelling The List So Far I needed to settle on one type and get started. I figured I'd start with something easy like folktales. If you are a new to storytelling, this makes sense. Everyone who is well experience in storytelling, however, just got … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – Folktales
The Stories We Tell – Folklore Isn’t Storytelling?
In Dec of 1999, I remember sitting on a metal folding chair in a big empty room. The room is in a 60 year old fire house. And technically, it's not a room, it's where we parked the fire service vehicles. The space also doubles as the bingo hall/meeting space. On that night, with about … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – Folklore Isn’t Storytelling?
Stories Are Everywhere!
The year 2020 presses on, and so do storytelling shows. Taking advantage of the greater connectedness from the internet, here are shows that I have found and sent to me. While I normally only cover the DC, MD, and VA area, with all shows being online now, I have broaden my scope of storytelling so … Continue reading Stories Are Everywhere!
The Stories We Tell – The List So Far
It's been a week since I asked the question "What are all the types of storytelling telling". I have chatted back and forth on social media and email. I have books and articles that I have only began to sort through. I even talked to some people on the phone (crazy, right)! As you can … Continue reading The Stories We Tell – The List So Far
The Stories We Tell
Here recently, I asked a question in some of the Facebook groups that I am a part of. The more answers I got, the more questions I got. I figured since I am taking a journey down the rabbit hole the same way that Alice did to Wonderland, I'd offer to everyone to come with … Continue reading The Stories We Tell
Story Telling On Purpose 