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Facebook’s Timeline and Its Impact on Narrative

January 31, 2012
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Our lives are not stories in and of themselves; they are stories because we weave experiences into a tight blanket that we wrap around ourselves to feel safe and retain sanity. Imagine how terrifying it would be to lose or never develop your sense of self because you could not reference the past or make connections with the present!

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Spontaneous Storytelling

April 11, 2011
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I was asked to entertain a four-year-old while her mother – my friend – ran some errands. The little girl wanted to hear a story and refused to nap until I told her one. Because I write short stories, I figured that coming up with a story would be easy. However, the girl had some requirements. The story must include a rooster and a magic carpet.

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Storytelling Online and Georges-Pierre Seurat

December 16, 2009
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Bryan Macintyre’s “The internet is killing storytelling” was published by The Times over a month ago, but I haven’t yet forgotten it. Macintyre believes that the byte-sized information we consume online is ruining our interest in narratives, which are vital to the human experience. I do not agree.

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