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Storytelling’s Heart & Soul

“What was and is crucial for this storyteller (and all storytellers) is shaping a tale so that it becomes alive, effective, and …

Zipes and Fairytales

“Indeed, the world of the fairy tale has always been created as a counterworld to the reality of the storyteller by the …

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“Analysis demands that we learn from storytellers. The primary lesson from storytellers is that they learn to work with stories that are …

Fairy Tales – Jack Zipes

“We are all misfit for the world, and somehow we must fit in, fit in with other people, and thus we must …

Stories that become Myths

“A tale “created”– that is, invented by an individual author– may somehow become “myth” if it becomes traditional, to be used as …

Fairy Tale

“Stories may not actually breathe, but they can animate”   — Arthur Frank, Letting Stories Breathe This is one of my favorite …

Storytelling Reading

“They are not alive, but they breathe and are vigorous, and as they are passed on to us through traditions of storytelling, …