I started The Story Place last fall as a method to share and collect stories after realizing that most things I am passionate about are attached by the common thread of “story”. HIGH on my list of good stories are those where people invest in the lives of children. Be it as a teacher or… Continue reading “Come unto me…”
I usually spend more time editing than I do writing. I edit and then I edit the hell heck out of anything I post because I care about what people think too much. I do this in other areas of life. Editing life through controlling what the outside world sees. The editing process has value, yet… Continue reading Don’t Edit Your Story Too Much
Characters are the backbone of what makes a story a story. The more developed and interesting the characters are, the more compelling the story. As we drew closer to our 25 year mark of two becoming one, I kept being drawn to the need to wrap some words around my husband. It’s easy to become… Continue reading My Leading Man
Those Brits really know how to write and produce for the telly. For a story lover like me, the BBC and NETFLIX make me happy, happy, happy. Everybody knows and loves Downton Abbey. It’s more than awesome and I was so sad when the last episode aired this past season. To fill the gap until… Continue reading The BBC Rocks!
Some stories are just hard to hear. They make us cringe and pull instinctively away from the hurt and pain they contain. Tales of human trafficking, abandoned orphans, the hunger and thirstiness of nations. Some stories told, mirror too precisely the brokenness of our world. So every day, with the click of the remote or computer… Continue reading Stories That Matter
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