Hello everyone,
Halloween was so different this year. Usually I am out telling stories in parks and libraries. I am still telling lots of stories for all seasons, but currently all online. We are all adapting, aren't we? We cannot do without our stories. They are necessary to get us through this difficult time. So keep telling all kinds of tales: the scary ones, the funny ones, and even the challenging ones. We need them all.
I hope you don't get tired of the stories on zoom and Streamyard and YouTube. They are holding us together.
Tellabration! A Night of Stories for Adults, is coming up. Who knows, your favorite teller may be telling your favorite tale.
We have a program in December for families. for Winter. What is your favorite memory of winter? Could you tell that tale?
In January, we will meet on Zoom for a membership meeting. What do you want to ask us? What is important about storytelling and MO-TELL? Let us know.
February is the time for hearts and flowers. We have stories about love. Come and listen and remember your loves.
Stories bring us closer. Come join us.
Oh, by the way, Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for all of you.
Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.”
– Native American Proverb
Hello everyone,
It is officially Autumn. The blooms of summer are gone. They have been replaced with pumpkins and mums. Halloween candy fills the grocery store shelves and tellers are practicing their favorite ghost stories. It is a great time of year. The colors are beautiful. There are rich oranges, reds and yellows everywhere. I love it.
What could be better than a Halloween storytelling concert? MO-TELL is having two of them on October 30, one for kids and one for adults. I hope you will be there.
We will have several storytelling events this year. Watch for Tellabration! in November,
Wintertales in December and Love Stories in February. They will all be virtual until we get out from under the threat of Covid-19.
What stories are you telling this year? Let us know what is happening in your story-filled lives.
Joyce
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a
story. Make some light.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
In the short time Alice has been associated with storytelling she has accomplished a lot, both asa storyteller and as someone who is willing to use her skills to help foster storytelling.
In less than 3 years, as she has been a member of MO- TELL she has won the written portion of theMO-TELL Liars Contest in 2019 and took Second Place in the 2020 contest.
She has also been on the Board of River and Prairie Storyweavers (RAPS) for the past two years as Treasurer, helping keep RAPS fiscally sound. And, she has received both the Written and Oral Storytelling Certification from The Story Center, a part of the Mid-Continent Public Library.
Alice started her journey in storytelling via the written word instead of oral storytelling. Her favorite types of stories to write are personal stories. But lately she has been telling more stories, both personal stories and folktales. When asked what interests her she said she “cares about people and why they do the things they do”. She thought one of the reasons she got so interested in storytelling is that stories are a way to illustrate and understand that behavior.
Fun little known fact about Alice (actually 2 of them): She was the Ping-Pong champion of her high school. Also, she held the record for the most free throws in a row.
As for her future in storytelling, she said she wants to have fun with it. To enjoy listening to, writing, and
telling the stories that interest her.