All Stories are True
A myth is a lie that conveys a truth. CS Lewis All Stories are True Stories. And if they aren’t …
Tag Archives: Story
When the Story reads You – That Coco Post
When looking beyond the surface into a story and its meaning, I’m often unsurprised that i encounter a story with …
Community, Whimsy & Resistance
I keep bumping up against the idea of community. I can’t avoid it. What also keeps cropping up in these …
The Princess & The Troll – A Faery Tale.
Once upon a time there was a city of good people who served the Powers that be. They faced monsters …
That Snow White & Rose Red Post
So many stories have such complex themes and multiple layers it’s refreshing when you come across a story that has …
Smash the Patriarchy? – Rumplestiltskin as Archetypal Misogynist
Sometimes I have to say to myself “not everything is about smashing the Patriarchy”. To which of course I …
In Celebration of Ladybirds
We’ve recently ‘celebrated’ World Book day. So of course friends post lists of favourite books and inspirational books and books …
That Doing Nothing Post – thoughts on Play, Rest and “Swallows & Amazons”
Achieving the quest; rescuing the prisoner; lifting the curse. Scoring the goal; hitting the target; going the distance. Having journeyed …
That “Representation” Post
I’ve written, deleted and re-written this post so many times over the past few months. Because this is something that’s …
On Dreams, musical felines and stories without plots.
Believe it or not, having repeatedly written that Story is about more than the plot (in fact, the plot is …
That Story Girl 