Periodically, I like to gather together interesting examples of visual storytelling I’ve come across and try to find connections among them — or just examine some of the fascinating ways artists are telling visual stories. Philip Bishop, art critic for the Orlando Sentinel, notes that narrative painting is out of … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
One-Month-Till-World-Storytelling-Day Wordle
World Storytelling Day is a month from today — March 20. Although the day is a “global celebration of the art of oral storytelling,” I’d like to come up with some interactive way to celebrate here on A Storied Career. World Storytelling Day is celebrated every year on the spring … Continue reading
Stories of Transformation — Through the Library
On another site, I saw praise for this site headlined “Is the library transforming your life?” The site collects and publishes stories of all the marvelous benefits of libraries — saving people money, building community, creating a safe haven for youth, and more. Collecting these stories seems to be a … Continue reading
My Big, Fat Memoir-Writing Synthesis
Assisted by Sharon Lippincott’s and Jerry Waxler’s Lifewriters Forum Yahoo group, I’ve become increasingly interested in memoir-writing as a form of identity-constructing storytelling. Here are some interesting bits I’ve come across on the topic: You don’t have to have had great drama in your life or a rags-to-riches story to … Continue reading
More Support for Storytelling in a Recession
I’ve been writing about sharing stories as a way of understanding and coping with the current economic crisis. Ann Banks understands the value of stories during these tough time. In an article in Newsweek, Banks notes that she was raised on Depression stories. “Hearing them again and again,” she writes, … Continue reading
What Does Our Social-Media Behavior Say About Our Stories?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Twitter and how I changed my “Twitter behavior” overnight. In the time since that entry, I’ve gone from following just one person on Twitter to following 200+ today. At the time of that entry, I tried to explain my Twitter behavior in terms … Continue reading
Guest Entry: Storytelling that Ruins Relationships
Stumbled across this article on a free content site (content4reprint.com). I’m a little wary of the author, Melani Ward (pictured below), as she seems almost “anti-story.” In her Changing Your Story Blog, she calls herself a “storybuster.” To her, that means breaking through stories that keep people (especially women entrepreneurs) … Continue reading
Social Bookmarking for Storytelling
Stephane Dangel has started a social-booking site (also called a “social-content network”) for storytelling, StoryBest, where fans and practitioners of storytelling can build a collection of interesting things we find on the web. Funny, that’s sort of how I think of the purpose of A Storied Career — except that … Continue reading
Obama Administration Now Sharing Stories
I’ve blogged about President Obama’s soliciting stories about his election and healthcare stories but complained that the administration did not seem to offer any mechanism to read the stories that were being sought. In contrast, on the topic of the economic crisis, barackobama.com is offering stories. States the site: “Tens … Continue reading
Pre-Valentine’s Day Wordle
This week’s word cloud/tag cloud from Wordle.net based on the content of A Storied Career: