Our lives are filled with storytelling, from the stories we tell our friends over dinner, to the ones we tell at eulogies, during toasts, at job interviews and on dates. "[Stories] make us laugh and ...

Stories awaken possibility because they inspire curiosity and help us imagine what might be possible. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the great science fiction writers, wrote stories to “dislodge my mind, ...

You don't have to be a professional storyteller to tell a good story. And we all do tell stories constantly to our friends, our families, even our co-workers. For our Life Kit series, NPR's Elise Hu ...

Every songwriter approaches his or her craft differently, and there are, ostensibly, as many ways to write a song as there are songs in existence. But one word you'll often hear songwriters use is ...

If we were tasked with explaining some of our species-defining concepts to alien visitors, we’d probably tell them stories. No dictionary definition of love, joy, regret, or grief encapsulates the ...

Elise Engler is a fine artist and educator whose artistic practice involves a narrative investigation of the world as seen through its innumerable, but countable, individual components, assembled in ...

Every year on Aug. 16, people across the world mark National Tell a Joke Day, a lighthearted observance dedicated to the simple yet powerful act of sharing humor. Established to honor the art of ...

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