by storytree | Sep 17, 2014 | ESL, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Learning to tell stories, Public Performances, Storytelling, Uncategorized
Don’t you love it when you are put in a situation that streeeetches your experience and knowledge, so that you learn new things and develop new skills? This year, Book Week did just that for me! I had been enjoying rave reviews and responses… until I went...
by storytree | Sep 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
‘Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. That is why we put these stories in each other’s memory. This is how people care for themselves.’ –Barry Lopez (1990, p. 49) Since humans learned to speak, we have told stories: stories to...
by storytree | Sep 12, 2014 | Folk Tales, Public Performances, Storytelling, Uncategorized
On September 7, I again had the pleasure of telling stories at the at the Mullumbimby Community Gardens. Last year I told stories with help from musician Greg Sheehan and my daughter Layla. This year, I was joined by my friends, Teeya Blatt and Jacquelina Wills who...