There’s an interview with Caroline Kennedy in today’s Parade magazine. She has a book coming out this month based on eight hours of interviews historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. conducted with her mother Jacqueline Kennedy. Here’s the part that caught my eye and heart: Did your parents read to you as a child? My mom [...]
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JFK, socks and a purple shark
Posted in parenting, storytelling on September 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Story Dessert
Posted in fun food, storytelling on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
LP seems to have inherited my sweet tooth. She’s a very open-to-experiences eater (she loves sushi and thai but sadly not indian food), so as long as a decent amount of real food has gone into her, I’m up for her enjoying sweets in modest amounts. I enjoy surprising her with special dessert treats every [...]
The Story Goes On (and on and on)
Posted in storytelling on June 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
LP is in love with never-ending stories. These are made-up stories that are always “to be continued…” At least five times a day, she says, “Tell me the rest of the story.” She has latched on to them as one of her top procrastination techniques at bedtime; as I reach to turn off the light, [...]
“and make it a GOOD story”
Posted in parenting, storytelling on April 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So says the Little Person. At almost 5 am. After crying for hours. Really since 2:30. All those minutes ticked by very slowly. It reminded me of the bad old days when she regularly had meltdowns in the middle of the night. ( I am grateful that these are increasingly rare.) It has been an [...]
What Else?
Posted in spontaneity, storytelling on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This might be one of the most simple story games ever. I overheard ImprovDad and LP make it up as they were hanging out before bedtime last week. I think it all started when LP asked for a story. It went something like this… ImprovDad: One you know or made up? LP: Made up. ImprovDad: [...]
From 0 to Story
Posted in improv, improv theory, parenting, storytelling on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this one back in November and never hit “publish”…so here it is now: As a new improvisor, I remember being awed by how quickly experienced improvisors created stories and brought them to life. They were just so fast. I certainly could never do that. As I became more experienced in working with stories [...]
Story Links
Posted in storytelling on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m always interested in expanding and deepening my understanding of stories and storytelling and the web can be a treasure trove of ideas. Here are some story inspiration links: Pirates in Pajamas (I linked to the homepage so you can see how their story begins…there’s lots of great ideas on the site and their blog [...]
Playing Characters
Posted in acting, improv, parenting, play, spontaneity, storytelling on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
LP is in that wonderful stage of flowing from being one character to another. She’s a waiter, a duck, a gosling, a panda, a red visor, Ernie, a dinosaur and a singing chicken all in the blink of an eye. She dresses up in her rainbow “wandering cape” and wears a tutu to be a [...]
Tell Me a Story: One to Sleep On
Posted in improv, parenting, storytelling on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sleep is our challenge. I’ve struggled with bouts of insomnia for as long as I can remember. Being mama to a challenged sleeper has been hard with bouts of being ridiculously hard. Recently we got blackout curtains for our room and her room. All of sudden, my sleep is significantly better (and at first, hers [...]
