A couple of years ago a friend asked me if I’d ever been to the Etsy site. “Etsy? What’s that I asked?” Etsy was fairly young back then. Now it is a global phenomenon. Etsy is a site where crafters from around the world can sell their stuff. At last check there were over 150,000Continue reading “Some Days Etsy Sellers Save My World”
Category Archives: (re)storying society
Being Inspired by Contemporary Oral Storytelling at Newbattle Abbey College
Two weeks after I moved to Edinburgh last September, I found myself down at Newbattle Abbey College, attending the first weekend of their Contemporary Oral Storytelling professional development programme. I signed up because I wanted to hone my storytelling skills and because I thought it would be a great way to find out how storytellingContinue reading “Being Inspired by Contemporary Oral Storytelling at Newbattle Abbey College”
Storylistening Podcasts Launched
I have finally posted my first two podcasts: a two-part interview with French storyteller Fiona MacLeod. I caught up with Fiona MacLeod, a storyteller from Brittany, France, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre where she was storyteller in residence for the month of February. While in Scotland she facilitated a workshop on Contemplation, Story and PathwaysContinue reading “Storylistening Podcasts Launched”
Restorying the Earth 