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I love these beautiful reminders of the importance of stories and storytelling. As I was reading each of the five, I had thoughts of stories from my own life, from my family's history, and from others. Thank you.

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I'm so glad, Heather! That makes me very happy! I hope you'll be inspired to write the stories!

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Yes! We are all made up of stories. We can do a great service in helping others tell their stories. I hired a teacher (Language Arts) who hung a sign on her door, "The universe is made up of stories" A teacher at the other end of the hall hung a sign, "The universe is made up of atoms" Language arts teacher replied with another sign, "Yes, stories about atoms." This is a tiny story about two storied people, both of whom were outstanding teachers and both of whom told great stories to their students.

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What a wonderful story! That made me laugh out loud! Yes, great storytellers everywhere!

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Oct 18, 2023Liked by Jane Ratcliffe

Thank you for this treasure, Jane. This is not just a great description of how we use stories, but it's a great cheat sheet for idea generation. I'm going to write all 5 of these down and put them in my writing space. When I get stuck, I can pick a WAY to use storytelling to figure out what to write next.

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That's a beautiful idea, Mel! I may copy you!

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So beautiful!

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I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

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Thank you!

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Lovely.

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Thanks, Matthew! Glad you enjoyed it!

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