The audience laughed heartily, often in disbelief, as one storyteller after another told their Lies and Tall Tales. Each story came to that point where the listeners knew for certain that their legs had been pulled. Just how and when that happened was the thrill of it all.
The Big Bull Shake Liar’s Contest is part [...]
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Sometimes people decide, “Hey, let’s get somebody to tell stories!” They often have no clue as to what is needed in presenting a quality storytelling experience. The first question to ask is “why do I want a storyteller?” Having a clear rationale will help you convey exactly what you need from the storyteller and [...]
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Long time Yellow Springs resident, Harold Wright, was inducted into the 2009 Hall of Fame by his alma mater, Northridge High School, Dayton, Ohio, this last weekend. Six people were inducted for 2009, a program which is in its eleventh year. Harold was a 1949 Northridge graduate. His former classmate, Bob Booher, currently [...]
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Once I was walking along a road and I had a long way to go. Billboards, advertising various fast food restaurants, new car dealerships and a brand of shampoo of which I had never heard, lined both sides of the road. I was thirsty and had no umbrella. The clouds began to gather and soon [...]
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A Position Statement from the Committee on Storytelling at the National Council of Teachers of English in 1992.
Once upon a time, oral storytelling ruled. It was the medium through which people learned their history, settled their arguments, and came to make sense of the phenomena of their world. Then along came the written word with [...]
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