Category Archives: Stories

Weaving words together

There’s much written about the way that ‘Web 2.0′ helps us to network, to collaborate, to engage in a different sort of ‘conversation’.  I’m still dipping my toe into these waters through my two blog sites (this one and Confident … Continue reading

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Working in Wonderland

I love reading so I couldn’t resist Brad Shorr’s group writing project: "What’s Your Favourite Business Book?" (notwithstanding that I don’t really have the time right now for another of these questions – but you know how it is once … Continue reading

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One dinner, five powerful poets

If you could invite five people round to dinner, living or dead, who would it be?  That’s the question asked by Shama Hyder who’s prompted us to construct the guest list and also tease out ‘why?’ I started thinking along … Continue reading

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Riding the tightrope of life

I love it when people tell me their stories.  I never cease to be amazed at the things that ‘ordinary’ people live through, cope with, or indeed manage to transform into a totally different story. I was gifted two such … Continue reading

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Where stories transform lives

One of my favourite charities is MAD About Art.  They work with kids in South Africa, using a unique mixture of art and narrative therapy "to increase children’s knowledge of HIV and AIDS and create more open communication as well … Continue reading

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