Libraries Give Our Children Dreams

May 17, 2009

I believe that the library is the heart of a school, although I admit that it’s possible I could be prejudiced. It thrills this storyteller to go into a school which has a library overflowing with books. Those libraries are often teeming with students eager to read. I usually perform my storytelling in those libraries, [...]

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Sources of Inspiration in Four Part Harmony

March 28, 2008

There are some days when I just don’t feel like writing. Do y’all have days like that? I can sit at this computer and stare at it for hours, and words just won’t come. Other days, ideas keep bubbling up to the surface. Sometimes so many ideas that I can’t concentrate on just one. Inspiration [...]

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Know When To Fold ‘Em

November 13, 2007

I had lofty goals of posting every day during the month of November. I swore to myself that I would participate in NaBloPoMo. That’s what I thought I was going to do. However the internet connection at this hotel and my Muse (that creative force that drives me) had other plans for me. They conspired [...]

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A Dixie Cup In The Wind

November 5, 2007

I think I might have goofed. I was soooo optimistic about posting for the month of November. I believed that while on the road I could work all day and then sit in a hotel room (with a very “iffy” internet connection) and still manage to post to the blog every day. So positive was [...]

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Group Project: Source Of Inspiration

May 19, 2007

I mentioned in my last post that Inspiration Bit has a writing project going called Group Project: Source Of Inspiration. This is my contribution. When I began my career as a professional storyteller, twenty-some-odd years ago, I had to first find stories for my repertoire. Most of my stories are old folk tales that I [...]

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Inspiration or The Lack Thereof and “MeMeMe” Memes

May 19, 2007

Inspiration Bit has a writing project going called Group Project: Source Of Inspiration. Vivienne asks these questions: What do you turn to when you feel mundane? How do you lift your spirits when the work stresses you out? How do you get inspired when you feel passionless? What motivates you to strive for perfection? She [...]

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