Storytelling Theories
- Dorothy Allison’s Two or Three Things I Know For Sure
- Trinh T. Minh-ha’s “Grandma’s Stories” from Woman, Native, Other
- Ursula K. Le Guin. What Makes a Story
Why Tell Stories?
- To be known, understood and remembered (Lisa Bonchek Adams)
- To explore the dignity in a wide range of others (Andrew Solomon)
- To create reflections of ourselves that haven’t existed before (Junot Diaz)
- To mark an occasion (Sara Puotinen)
- To find clarity, but not balance (Zadie Smith)
Themes
Storytelling Manifestos
- Web Doc Manifesto by Zeega Vanguard
- Things We Did That People Like That Might Benefit You by the Goggles
- Manifesto: A Draft by Sara L. Puotinen