On a warm October day in 1973, Jonesborough—a tiny Tennessee town in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains—played host to the first National Storytelling Festival. My neighbors and I rolled an old farm wagon into Courthouse Square and, around that wagon, told stories.  The Festival was modest, but something happened that sunny October day that has forever changed our culture, the tradition of storytelling, and this Tennessee...

Dear Friends: Here I am in Santiago de Compostela, a simply beautiful UNESCO Heritage site! Imagine the opportunity of interacting with over 200  diverse  contemporary artists from the Canary Islands,  Galicia, Catalania, Madrid, Berlin, Brazil, and the Netherlands! Simply amazing! As the only American speaker at Maac-Mercado atlantico de creacion contemporanea, -I have been blessed to experience a provocative interchange among creatives...