See a photo of Kindra, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Kindra Hall, Questions 6 and 7: Q: I’m intrigued by your wedding-story work, and I also read and loved your own stories of your relationship with your relatively new husband. I’ve … Continue reading
Category Archives: Story Practitioners
Q&A with a Story Guru: Kindra Hall: See the Stories That are Happening Around You and Tell Them
See a photo of Kindra, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Kindra Hall, Questions 4 and 5: Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are inappropriate? A: There are a few things to this. First, I … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Kindra Hall: If You Don’t Tell Your Story First — Someone Will Tell it for You
See a photo of Kindra, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Kindra Hall, Questions 2 and 3: Q: How did you initially become involved with story/storytelling/narrative? What attracted you to this field? What do you love about it? A: My storytelling career began with performance. I … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Kindra Hall: The Key To Tranforming a Written Story into an Oral Performance
I believe Kindra Hall sought me out on Twitter or Facebook (or both). As I learned more about her, I was utterly charmed by this lovely young woman and her entertaining newly designed site/blog Kindra Hall Tells All. I’m thrilled to present this Q&A with Kindra over the next five … Continue reading
Madelyn Blair Shows Us How to Ride the Current
I’m not sure how I managed to miss the release (in March) of Madelyn Blair‘s new book, Riding the Current. A year before the book’s publication, Madelyn talked about some of the ground-breaking content in a webinar I attended, presented by Terrence Gargiulo. Here’s the book’s premise (and promise), as … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: Making a Living from Transformative Language Arts
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 5: Q: How can people make a living from TLA (Transformative Language Arts), and do your graduates use TLA to make a living? A: We have about … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: What’s the True Story of Who You Are and Why You’re Alive?
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 4: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: Use whatever you’re reading, writing, living, and … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: Myth as a Dominant Cultural Narrative
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 3: Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular definition of “story?” (i.e., What is a story?) What definition do … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: We Need to Create Stories that Bring Us Home to Ourselves and to What Truly Matters
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 2: Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is it about this moment in human history and culture that makes storytelling so resonant with so many people … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: Storytelling as Part of Holistic Study of Transformative Language Arts
I learned of Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg indirectly through Yvette Hyater-Adams, who completed the Transformative Language Arts that Caryn co-founded at Goddard College. I find the TLA program fascinating, and I’m delighted to present this Q&A with Caryn over the next five days. Bio: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is the poet laureate of Kansas … Continue reading