Your Story Well Told

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Pearl Marie Escarda

8 days ago

Your MADLIBS, Well Told: Let’s Build a Story Together!

What happens when a bunch of storytellers get together and each gets to contribute just ONE word?

Honestly, we’re about to find out.

Our new Members Area activity is here: Build Our Story One Word at a Time!

Think of it as our own little storytelling experiment. We’ve got a story with blanks waiting to be filled, and you get to decide what goes into them. Your word could make the story hilarious, completely ridiculous, unexpectedly brilliant, or take it in a direction nobody saw coming.

Here’s how to join in:

Read the story and choose an empty blank.

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wanderingbull

15. Okt.

Ok I put my word in. Hopefully other will too.

Pearl Marie Escarda

10 days ago

Once upon a time, there was a very tired parent who just wanted to go to sleep. Unfortunately, their child had other plans.

"Tell me a story!"

Sound familiar?

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Scary Mommy about the fine art of telling bedtime stories when you've got absolutely nothing left in the tank.

And apparently, I'm not the only one who's been there. Their Instagram post about our conversation has already racked up more than 112,000 views!

We talked about some of the tricks I learned telling stories to my own kids, including why sometimes the BEST bedtime story is a BORING one. (Seriously. You're trying to get them to sleep, not keep them on the edge of their seats.)

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Pearl Marie Escarda

17 days ago

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wanderingbull

08. Okt.

Sorry I'm late with this,

My Monday was good, being retired has changed Mondays significantly for me. Had a great coaching session and then went to the gym for a little exercise. Set aside time to work on a story I was developing for the Wednesday, Berkley Moth's 'Magic" topic. I'm always amazed at how much work it is to not only develop the idea of a story. but the practice, adjusting, reworking, and letting go of cherished aspects. There is this process I sometimes struggle with balancing creative license and fidelity to the story. Ultimately, I finding it enjoyable but sometimes a little time consuming, hence my late response.

Sadly, I did not get picked to go up and tell my story about a magical dog.

Pearl Marie Escarda

22 days ago

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wanderingbull

08. Okt.

Every year I volunteer in Yosemite for, at least, the month of September. Most people who know me, know this moth is off limits for scheduling anything with me. To pick out one moment in this month to tell a story about is always difficult because the people I volunteer with are like my September family and it always feels like a coming home and a reunion. It is a very special month in my year.

However, if I have to pick one it would be this this year. While I was talking with a German father and his two sons who were visiting Yosemite for the first time. They were traveling from the increadibly beautiful Bavaria region of Germany. We chatted for some time and I was sharing my history with and my love of, Yosemite. But I also frequently ask visitors what their favorite parts of the park have been and what they hope to experience. To my surprise this father and his sons (all well into adulthood) were moved to tears about their experinces visiting the park. And in that moment we were all connected on a deeper level then simply foreign visitor and park volunteer. It was amazing.

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