Someone asked last week for earlier notice for events at Cambridge Centre of the Arts. That’s in Cambridge, Ontario, by the way. The 2014 Artist in Residence, Michele Braniff, has planned a combination of storytelling and drawing workshops. I will … Continue reading →
The Story Barn as it was, the bookshelves full of resources, the angel. Photo credit: Mary-Eileen McClear Last evening at Stories Aloud, my reflection was on stories, what they mean for us, what they do for us as listeners. … Continue reading →
I will be interviewing Michele on my blog very soon. She is a fellow storyteller with the Baden Storytellers’ Guild, but she also sketches and paints, all parts of the reason, I’m sure, why she was selected as Artist in … Continue reading →
Today I posted over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian. Read about books, reading and storytelling. While storytellers know the story and tell from the heart, books are another form of storytelling, especially fiction and creative nonfiction. Stories grab our … Continue reading →
The chicken was delicious. Everything was good. Over the yummy Caribbean lunch, we talked with people at our table, several who are members of Maranatha. Dana and her husband, from Toronto, were guests of a member. Dana asked how we, … Continue reading →
Members and pastor of Maranatha Lutheran Church can count themselves blessed by the event on Sunday, February 23rd to mark Black History Month. The church was filled, community members found their way to Maranatha’s new location on Woodhaven Road in … Continue reading →
Today, our sister church, Maranatha Lutheran Church, will host their Black History Month celebration in a new location— at St Philip Lutheran Church, Woodhaven Road in Kitchener. Last year, church council members of St. Philip, of which I was one, … Continue reading →
The World Storytelling Day is a “global celebration of the art of oral storytelling.” On this day, March 20th for the northern hemisphere, as many people as possible share their stories with others. The sharing can happen around a table … Continue reading →
Today I introduce Alicja Pyszka-Franceschini, of the UK. We’ve been enjoying each other’s writing for a while. Enjoy her reflection on friendships! photo by Alicja Pyszka-Franceschini My friend is moving. To the other side of the big pond. She … Continue reading →
This morning I posted over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian, with Writing is not a hobby. Sometimes that’s what people call it, sometimes that’s how writers or wanna-be writers treat it. Go on over and read my post … Continue reading →
