“Look at this! Standing- and, well, sitting room only!” the winner, Deb, said into the microphone. “You all are proof that the ancient art of storytelling is still very much alive.” Tuesday night, Deb, the winner of MOTH’s monthly StorySLAM competition addressed a packed house at the Haymarket Pub and Brewery on Halsted. She talked… Continue reading The MOTH storySLAM: silver lining
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The miracle of ‘Blue Like Jazz’: what’s your story?
It’s one thing to dream up our ideas, and another to accomplish them. Like I wrote in my “motivation” post yesterday, it’s important to have a game plan, but how many of us are truly interested in making the story of our lives professional cinematic quality? Last Friday, at an advance screening of Steve Taylor’s silver… Continue reading The miracle of ‘Blue Like Jazz’: what’s your story?