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Yarns: Spinning Yarns = Telling tales

4/28/2014

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My name is Yarns. Spinning Yarns. I don't just tell a story but loom it from the ground up using my background knowledge, books I've read, stories I've heard, tales I've written and adapted to create my own versions. Some tales are soft and fuzzy while others are wooly and scratchy - it all depends on you - the listener. I'll sometimes weave in magic threads, scary notions, or simple wisdom that winds throughout. I'll either have you sitting on the edge of your seats in tangled webs or have your stomachs in knots laughing so hard from my comedy. I am a storyteller, a spinner of yarns, and I'm stringing you along with me in this A-Z Blog Challenge. 

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"If you are a dreamer, come in, 
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, 
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer… 
If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire 
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. 
Come in! 
Come in!”

In honor of National Poetry Month, a quote from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

We all have stories to share. Stories connect us. They tell us who we are, where we've come from. Stories beg us to ask questions. They build confidence. They make us realize other points of view. Stories build imagination and color within us. Stories keep our past always present.

You will have listeners who will respond. When they ask to hear the story again, you know you are spinner of tales.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog posts each day. To learn more about storytelling, I encourage you to visit earlier posts.
What questions would you like to ask about storytelling and how to get started? Feel free to let us know how you incorporate storytelling into your business of family life. It could just be simple anecdotes you use as examples in your presentations or stories you makeup each night as you tuck your kids in bed.
9 Comments
Barefoot Mahala link
4/28/2014 10:38:41 pm

A great read. I do storytelling for children from time to time and love doing it, but really admire professional storytellers.

Visiting from A-Z Challenge

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Mary Grace Ketner link
4/29/2014 01:26:12 am

Great imagery! Love the yarn spinning metaphors!

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Donna link
4/29/2014 02:47:28 am

I love the way you describe your story telling: " loom it from the ground up". Such a great visual!

Visiting from A to Z
http://thebrightersideblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/y-you-are-braver-than-you-believe.html

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Drusilla link
4/29/2014 06:12:38 am

love the loom imagery and the way you craft the story about storytelling. happy to have found your blog.

visiting from A to S challenge <a href="http://lovedasif.com/">Drusilla</a>

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Lori L MacLaughlin link
4/29/2014 02:05:17 pm

Love your description of the storyteller. I've entertained my kids many times telling made-up stories, and all of us like to write stories. It's so much fun.

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Bubble Ink link
4/30/2014 01:27:11 am

Loved this post. We do a lot of book at home and blog about picture books. Nice coming across this blog

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sandy link
5/12/2014 02:19:13 am

You don't hear many people talk about spinning a yarn with reference to story telling these days, but it makes me smile and think of the older generations. It also is something I relate to as I'm a knitter and crocheter and love yarn! Out making blog visits through my blog log, already left you a comment in your most recent post on my last visit, so though I'd hit another one I hadn't seen.

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Entrepreneurial Goddess link
6/5/2015 11:23:19 am

Hello there.
Like some of the others, I knit and crochet too, but as I grow older, I find my fingers are not as flexible as they used to be...neither is my eyesight so good. I do love bright colours though, especially bright yarns. Just popping over today from the Road Trip to say thanks for visiting me during the challenge.

http://entrepreneurialgoddess.blogspot.com

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