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Posts by category

• Category: Folktale
  • Telling Stories and Literacy: The Things You Don’t Usually Get To See
  • Li Chi Slays The Serpent
• Category: Kwanzaa
  • Last Day of Kwanzaa! Imani – Faith
  • Kwanzaa Day 6 – Kuumba. Creativity!!!
  • Kwanzaa Day 5 – Nia – Purpose
  • Kwanzaa Day 4 – Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics.
  • Day 3 of Kwanzaa – Ujima
  • Day 2 of Kwanzaa – Kujichagulia
  • What is Kwanzaa?
• Category: Language
  • Reading Up: A Literary Strategy
  • What Is The Best Grade To Introduce Storytelling?
  • White For A Black Girl
• Category: Literacy
• Category: Personal Narrative
  • Taming The Wild Personal Narrative
• Category: Posts
  • Frederick McKinley Jones – The coolest Man in History
  • Ernst E. Just – Biologist, Zoologist, Cell Man
• Category: Practical Black History
  • Day 11 – Jan Ernst Matzeliger – Mechanical Engineer/Sole Man
  • Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser and Brown V The Board Of Education
  • William Henry Cling – Did He Invent The Hospital Bed Before Gatch?
  • Sarah Goode – A Practical Bed For Small Spaces
  • Mary Beatrice Davidson – Inventor of the Sanitary Pad
  • Day – 4 Dr. Charles R. Drew – The Blood Man
  • Sarah Boone – Inventor and Dressmaker Day 3
  • Day 2 – Archibald Alphonso Alexander – Engineer/Mathematician
  • 28 Days of Black History! Day 1
• Category: Practical Travel Advice For Storytellers
  • Adjusting To Life As An Artist During A Pandemic
  • Life Hack: The Travel Bag
• Category: Self Care
  • Storytelling As A Business – Let’s Focus On What’s Next
  • Making Sense of Time in Quarantine – Some Suggestions
  • When Murphy Strikes: The Aftermath
  • Don’t Let Ridiculous Speed Overwhelm You
• Category: Storytelling
  • Justice Fairytale Style!
  • How To Avoid Blundering Into Horrible Gig
  • Category: The Life of A Storyteller
    • Peaks and Valleys In the Gig Economy
    • Sometimes I Forget…..
    • Where Did January Go?
• Category: Storytelling as a business
  • Normal Doesn’t Mean Anything – Let’s Focus On Moving Forward
• Category: Storytelling In Education
  • We Are Our Stories: Nothing More. Nothing Less.
  • Telling For Sixth Graders
  • Process v.s. Product while in Residence
• Category: Storytelling in Libraries
  • Librarians Have The Best Stories
• Category: Storytelling in Schools
• Category: Storytelling Thoughts
  • What Does It Mean To Be A Successful Storyteller?
  • Strength: A Reflection on Stories, Wisdom, and Power
  • Thoughts About Storytelling To Start 2018

Downloads

• A Little Shiver (Story Collection)
• Taily Po (Single Story)
• The Boogin in the Gray Graveyard (Single Story)
• Vassalissa and the Babba Yagga (Single Story)
• A Big, Spooky House (Single Story)
• Red, Red Lips (Single Story)
• Barney McCabe (Single Story)
• Troubling Trouble (Story Collection)
• Anansi and the Hat Shaking Dance (Single Story)
• Brer Possum and the Frogs (Single Story)
• How the Animals Got Rain (Single Story)
• The Monkey's Heart (Single Story)
• Brer Possum and the Snake (Single Story)
• Brother Sun and Sister Moon (Single Story)
• Live and Learn: The Exploding Frog and Other Stories (Story Collection)
• Tale of a Mouse (Single Story)
• The Exploding Frog (Single Story)
• Handsome Bear (Single Story)
• The Boy Who Wanted the Moon (Single Story)
• Frog's Mother (Single Story)
• Frog's King (Single Story)
• Three Wishes (Single Story)
• The Wise King, the Cook, and the Farmer (Single Story)
• Anansi and the Turtle (Single Story)
• A Tureen of Tales (Story Collection)
• Isaac and the Glum Drum Bridge (Single Story)
• Anansi and the Liar's Contest (Single Story)
• The Tiger, the Man, and the Mouse (Single Story)
• La Mariposa (Single Story)
• The Grasshopper and the Ants (Single Story)
• A Knock at the Door (Single Story)
• Fun, Foolery, and Folktales (Story Collection)
• Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears (Single Story)
• Betty Boughta (Tongue Twister)
• Rumplestiltskin (Single Story)
• Peter Piper (Tongue Twister)
• Sody Saluradus (Single Story)
• Epaminandus (Single Story)
• Angel's Laughter (Story Collection)
• Angel's Laughter (Single Story)
• Kookaburra (Single Song)
• Hey Ho (Single Song)
• Three Princes Riding (Single Story)
• Headstrong Horses (Single Song)
• Tipingee (Single Story)
• My Paddle / Land of the Silver Birch (Single Song)
• Boo Stew (Single Story)
• The Prince and the Soccer Ball (Single Story)
• Toomba (Single Song)
• Bastianello (Single Story)
• Mr. Moon (Single Song)
• Play With Me Mommy (Single Story)
• Walking With Ancient Wisdom (Story Collection)
• The Leopard Woman (Single Story)
• Clever Manka (Single Story)
• Morgan and the Pot of Brains (Single Story)
• The Pot Maker and the Tiger (Single Story)
• Growing Up Army (Story Collection)
• Little Red (Single Story)
• Samurai Over My Head (Single Story)
• The West Indies (Single Story)
• The Sugar Incident (Single Story)
• A Cup of Blood (Story Collection)
• The Lover's Promise (Single Story)
• The Boo Hag (Single Story)
• Mr. Fox (Single Story)
• A Brewery of Eggshells (Single Story)
• The Sword and the Rose (Story Collection)
• The Ice Woman (Single Story)
• The Loathly Lady (Single Story)
• John and Mattie Sly (Single Story)
• The Blanket and the Bowl (Single Story)
• Chairs in the Trees (Story Collection)
• Chairs in the Trees (Single Story)
• Everyone I Know Is Scared (Single Story)
• That's The Way To Go (Single Story)
• Yes I Am (Single Story)
• Great Grandma Topsy (Single Story)
• Traveling in November (Single Story)
• Kyar's Minister of State (Single Story)

Events

• Workshops in Jonson City, TN
• Storytelling in Cary, NC
• Residency in Mount Holly, NC
• Storytelling in Ireland
• Storytelling in Trussville, AL
• Workshop in Birmingham, AL
• Keynote Speaker and Workshops in Logan, UT
• Storytelling in Raleigh, NC
• Storytelling in Hillsborough, NC
• Storytelling in Clayton, NC
• Storytelling in Garner, NC
• Storytelling in Tryon, NC
• Storytelling in Mebane, NC
• Storytelling in Holly Springs, NC
• Storytelling in Raleigh, NC
• ABA Childrens Institute in Milwaukee, WI

References

• Raleigh, NC Elementary School Teacher
• Brenda Wall - Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library
• Justin Ashworth - McNamara Elementary School
• Brandy Wyatt, Children's Specialist
• Lisa Kissner
• Michael (Daddy) and Ceridwyn (Daughter) Quaintance - A new companion
• Linda L. MacKay
• School Library Journal
• Carteret County Public Library
• Woman of a thousand stories
• The Herald - Sanford, NC
• Taking in the arts
• Laura J. Wright
• Deborah Lancaster
• Susan L. Adams
• Jan Morris
• Linda Bates Brookshier
• Ron Jones
• Pauletta Brown Bracy
• Michelle Ashford, CCLS
• Mary Morgan Smith
• Bobbie Morgan

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• A Tureen of Tales
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• Live and Learn
• Personal Narrative
• Scary
• Single Song
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• Sword and the Rose
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