My quest to respond to the challenge of reader Raf Stevens for examples of superlative storytelling has been rewarding because it has exposed me to some great storytelling, as well as gotten me thinking about a taxonomy of the kind of storytelling that’s available on the Web.
In my last entry in the series, I listed the forms of storytelling I had addressed thus far.
I’d like to address the category of stories — preferably nonfiction — that are told purely with words in print (as opposed to spoken words); in other words, a story that must be read. Because I want to share one or more outstanding stories in this category with readers, nominations need to be available online. It could be a blog entry, a news story, a personal story or memoir, or any of many other possibilities.
I say nominations because it’s a big category, and I’d love help from readers. Have you read a story online that you thought was a remarkable example of storytelling?
If so, please share.
Then, my next challenge will be to identify terrific slideshow storytelling, which is I think what reader Stevens most wanted me to exemplify.