Category Archives: Storytelling
3 New Year’s Eve Songs/Stories
I'm always blown away by stunning lyrics, such as the title and chorus of the [...]
Jan
Relishing Alexander Chee’s How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
I got off to a slow start with Alexander Chee’s How to Write an Autobiographical [...]
Aug
Reading Between the Lines of 9 ½ Weeks
However, as a work of fiction, it stands as exquisitely powerful storytelling of a woman [...]
May
Seeking Inspiration from Fiction
The Cheerleader captures what it feels like to be a teen and trying to figure [...]
Jan
The Stories We Need to Hear About Mental Health
May, mental health awareness month, makes me more aware than usual of the standard narrative [...]
May
Perspective Please: Bad Vegan fails to address addiction and mental health
Netflix nailed handling how the nuances of racism played out in the two-hour documentary The [...]
May
Afterparties—A Masterpiece
Author Dana Spiotta noted So’s ease with traversing so many different subjects, “from pop culture [...]
Freedom Writers Movie Misrepresented Teachers
How teachers are characterized in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers makes me jump out of [...]
Jan
The Voice’s Paris Winningham Spills His Heart and Soul on Stage
What would it sound like if you were singing for your life? Singing to stay [...]
Dec
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