by storytree | Oct 7, 2022 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Feminism, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Ocean Stories, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
ABOVE: Selkie seal and woman, Painting by Jessica Shirley On Monday I came back from a fantastical weekend in Brisbane, having attended the Australian Fairytale Conference in Brisbane, run by the Australian Fairytale Society. On Sunday, I delighted in presenting a...
by storytree | Dec 24, 2018 | Christmas story, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
Each year I repost this sweet Christmas tale, which has no mention of Santa, but a focus on trees and forests, connection to earth. You can also listen to my retelling via Soundcloud. I hope you retell to the young ones in your life, perhaps under your Christmas tree...
by storytree | Sep 11, 2017 | Storytelling
Just heard from the editor of ‘The Northerly’, The Byron Bay Writer’s Festival magazine The Northerly, that he has published my poem in the current issue (p22). I was prompted to write this poem by the Volunteer Poetry competition, again organised by...
by storytree | Feb 11, 2013 | Stories of the feminine, Uncategorized
If you are dancing this Thursday for V-Day and like me, find choreography difficult, I have created a table with the Debbie Allen steps next to the lyrics. I really love this dance and I love the way it tells the story of the song in gesture! I am not a dancer and...
by storytree | Feb 5, 2013 | Stories of the feminine, Storytelling, Women's rights
The ‘One Billion Rising’ movement was initiated by Eve Ensler, author of the ‘Vagina Monologues’.The scale of the movement is breathtaking and exciting: currently 187 countries have signed up to join in. Authors, politicians, filmmakers and...
