by storytree | Mar 13, 2016 | environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Learning to tell stories, social justice, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
As the power of story has been increasingly recognised, the quote ‘the best story wins’ (1) has enjoyed high circulation. Organisational storyteller, Annette Simmons used it in the title of a book and subsequent workshops. So let’s unpack for a bit,...
by storytree | Mar 10, 2016 | Aboriginal stories, Australian stories, Byron Bay, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Public Performances, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling, Tourist attraction, Water stories
This year (2016), I have begun a new business called “Stories on Foot: Tales of Byron Bay and the Rainbow Region”. Here I make a start on the story of why I started it and what I want to offer people through these tours. When my kids were still quite young...
by storytree | Dec 19, 2015 | Byron Bay, Storytelling
Updraft by Jenni Cargill-Strong There are little nubs growing where my shoulder blades should be Little nubs and upon them hang wings: translucent, tremulous, wet, wrinkled, folded. As I walk here, the crunch of gravel beneath my boots the...
by storytree | Dec 13, 2015 | Australian stories, Ethical shopping, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Gifts, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Resources, Storytelling
Here is an updated version of this post I wrote last year. Do you need ideas for a last minute, low stuff, low impact Christmas? As we transition not all our choices may be 100% green but with some awareness we can still minimize our Xmas impact! It is a bit late but...
by storytree | Dec 10, 2015 | Ethical shopping, Folk Tales, Gifts, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Public Performances, social justice, Storytelling
Last weekend, the world saw the largest global rally on climate change in history. I was at the Byron gathering and had the great honour of telling the folktale of “Elephant and Hummingbird” to the 800 gathered. We live in interesting times. So I am...
by storytree | Sep 22, 2015 | Storytelling
This Friday 25 September, after the 10 am turtle tour with biologist Kathrina Southwell, I will be telling green stories at Australian Seabird Rescue Inc in Ballina. I’ll tell the tale of “Shelley and Rustle” which ASR helped me write back in 2009...
