In July, I went to the 2025 National Storytelling Network Conference. Workshops spanned various topics of oral storytelling from crafting to coaching to applying storytelling principles. Elisa Pearmain gave a workshop on “Listening to Our Anger–Acting Out of Love.” Among the activities, she told an oral version of “Aikido of Love,” a story written by …Read More
Month: July 2025
Telling Stories to Kids – What I Learned
Kids need you to be fully present with them. They know when your mind is elsewhere. This summer, I had the opportunity to tell stories to kids. I volunteered as part of the Tamiami Tale Tellers, my local Storytelling Guild. A local church summer camp asked us to tell stories and talk about the importance …Read More
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
“Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much.” ― R.F. Kuang, Yellowface Yellowface is the practice of white actors using makeup to play Asian …Read More