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This is Your Brain on Stories

This is Your Brain on Stories

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How to Tell an Honest Story

How to Tell an Honest Story

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Octopus Storytelling

Octopus Storytelling

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Less is More: Become a Better Songwriter Through Detail

Less is More: Become a Better Songwriter Through Detail

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Unexpected Advice for Writer’s Block

Unexpected Advice for Writer’s Block

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Creative Inspiration for Weird Times: Painting with John

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Crash Course in Storytelling

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This is Your Brain on Stories

This is Your Brain on Stories

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Octopus Storytelling

Octopus Storytelling

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Less is More: Become a Better Songwriter Through Detail

Less is More: Become a Better Songwriter Through Detail

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Unexpected Advice for Writer’s Block

Unexpected Advice for Writer’s Block

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The Power of Personal Story

The Power of Personal Story

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Story Jam: Your One-Stop Shop to Learn Storytelling

Story Jam: Your One-Stop Shop to Learn Storytelling

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What to Include in a Story: Adding Details

What to Include in a Story: Adding Details

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Crash Course: Parts of a Story

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Story Length: How to Make a Story Shorter

Story Length: How to Make a Story Shorter

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Crash Course: How to Write Details (or, The Little Things)

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How to Get Over Stage Fright: 10 Tips

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Our Stories

Personal Narratives

Creative Inspiration for Weird Times: Painting with John

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On Realizing My Cultural Identity

On Realizing My Cultural Identity

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All About My Mother

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Stories from our Interns!

Learning New Strings

Learning New Strings

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Coming of Age in a Pandemic

Coming of Age in a Pandemic

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I Am Not A Storyteller.

I Am Not A Storyteller.

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Sophie's Story

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The Talent Show

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My Song

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Posts in Our Stories

Creative Inspiration for Weird Times: Painting with John

Our Stories, Today in StorytellingStory JamSeptember 17, 2022painting, paint, storytelling, Story Jam, storyteller, art of storytelling, weird times, creative inspiration, painting with John, John Lurie, Bob RossComment

On Realizing My Cultural Identity

On Realizing My Cultural Identity

Today in Storytelling, Our StoriesStory JamSeptember 21, 2021Comment

All About My Mother

Our StoriesStory JamAugust 24, 2021Comment