Category Archives: Storytelling general

This is where I will put anything that doesn’t fall into other categories.

Face it

Posted on May 28, 2008 by hdh

Under you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, grumpy faces don’t always mean grumpy people, but I do wonder at times if that is true. I think this is a chicken or the egg, which came first type paradox. … Continue reading →

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Concert Etiquette – Who teaches?

Posted on January 28, 2008 by hdh

When I go to my son’s school music concerts, I’m always amazed at the concert behavior some of the audience exhibits. When a group performs, one should be quiet. When your child has finished performing and there are other musical … Continue reading →

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Do tell

Posted on January 2, 2008 by hdh

One of the important things to consider as a storyteller, is, “Why am I doing this?” Storytelling is an art. And as any artist, one uses their genre for self-expression; A way of sharing that which they enjoy. Unlike most … Continue reading →

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Tales for 2

Posted on November 19, 2007 by hdh

Telling stories on my own requires a lot of work. I have to find the story I like, decide for what audience it will fit, learn the text of the story and then craft it to become a telling tale. … Continue reading →

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Fire update

Posted on September 9, 2007 by hdh

As I continue to work on editing and revising my Fire Alarm Story for telling, I am thankful to all of my friends and colleagues for all of the suggestions that they have given me. Here is the latest update: … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Story

Posted on June 25, 2007 by hdh

As I build upon the repertoire of stories that I tell, I constantly step back to watch how they evolve. The first part of telling a story is finding the one that you want to tell. In some instances it’s … Continue reading →

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Writing Songs

Posted on April 11, 2007 by hdh

I’ve always been impressed how singer/storytellers like Bill Harley, Michael Parent, and others create the songs that they write and perform. In the past year, I’ve written two songs, both of which I would like to use in my storytelling … Continue reading →

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Can you remember a time you tried to cook something and it didn’t turn out?

Posted on January 23, 2007 by hdh

I love to bake. One of the things that I used to bake a lot was bread. This was before I purchased a mixer with a dough hook and before I purchased a bread machine. No, I loved physically doing … Continue reading →

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Personal Stories – Using Story Prompts

Posted on January 23, 2007 by hdh

Finding ideas to write about in your own personal past is sometimes difficult to do. I’ve listened to a number of tellers, who tell stories about their childhood and their families and events that happened in their lives. I’ve often … Continue reading →

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The Power of Telling

Posted on January 11, 2007 by hdh

I began my storytelling career in 1981.The Shoreham-Wading River Middle School cast me as Hans Christian Anderson in the musical play by the same name. Up until that point in my life (all 30 years of it) I had never … Continue reading →

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