Four interesting story-related finds that have come across my computer screen in the past few days: Rooftop Confessions: I’ve blogged about sites where folks can tell their personal stories, including sites like Alpha Women, which logs rather racy confessions. But this is the first site I’ve seen in which confessions … Continue reading
Category Archives: Storytelling and Constructing Identity
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
If You Build It, Will They Record Their Stories?
Eric Winick has a dilemma. He wants to help people tell their stories orally through his company, Yarn Audioworks. But he’s having difficulty persuading folks to come forward to record their narratives. “I’m just looking for the best incident-based 10-15 minute stories I can find,” he says. Winick, a full-time … Continue reading
V-Day Preview: Six-Word Memoirs of Love and Heartbreak
Valentine’s Day is a week from today, and the folks at SMITH magazine are serving up another tasty box of chocolates, a.k.a., their third book of six-word memoirs, Six Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak.
12-Step Storytelling
As I read a piece by “Jennifer” on “the lost art of storytelling” (which I don’t believe is actually lost), it dawned on me that storytelling is a mainstay of 12-step groups. I have been sober for 26 years, after 10 years of problem drinking in my 20s, but I … Continue reading
Vicariously Experiencing The Moth
Ever since Annette Simmons turned me on to The Moth, I have been in love with this nonprofit that is dedicated to “promoting the art of storytelling” and “celebrat[ing] the ability of stories to honor the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for … Continue reading
What Story Does Your T-Shirt Tell?
My new online friend Thaler Pekar turned me on to Re-Shirt, a site that sells used t-shirts and the stories that go with them. Here’s a fuller explanation from the site: The Re-Shirt is different from its used compatriots in that it has a story to tell. It all starts … Continue reading
Author Offering Free Copy of Her Tribute to Departed Sister: Sixty-Five Roses Memoir
Heather Summerhayes Cariou, whose memoir I blogged about not long ago, has made a very kind offer to send a copy of her book, Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir to a reader of A Storied Career. If you’d like to be the lucky recipient, simply write a sentence in the … Continue reading