Lately, as many of you know, Gotham’s Be a Hero contest has me obsessing about Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, the core narrative at the heart of our favorite myths and stories. Continue reading “The Belly of the Whale”
Be a Hero Contest
Stories help us get by.
Starting when we’re babies, stories ease us into sleep or soothe away our fears. If, say, a child falls sick, a parent might tell the kid a story about a little boy battling the Evil Mr. Flu, with, the child, of course, winning the day by virtue of his bravery. Continue reading “Be a Hero Contest”
Story Shapes
Among the many gifts bequeathed to us by the novelist Kurt Vonnegut, one of my favorites is The Shapes of Stories, where he visualized different kinds of stories by drawing them on a line graph. Continue reading “Story Shapes”