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Stories

Weaving words together

by Joanna on July 12, 2007

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 Writing) and although there’s much jargon and much hype I am struck by the way [...]

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Working in Wonderland

by Joanna on June 28, 2007

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 your unconscious mind starts working on the answer…)
My chosen book is Lewis Carroll’s "Alice [...]

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One dinner, five powerful poets

by Joanna on June 7, 2007

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 the usual lines of national heroes who had amazing stories to tell, of courage and justice [...]

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Riding the tightrope of life

by Joanna on June 4, 2007

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 stories last week.  I got talking to a businesswoman and we drifted onto the subject of [...]

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Where stories transform lives

by Joanna on May 31, 2007

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 as reduce risk-taking behaviour by increasing self-esteem and self-advocacy."  You can see some of the [...]

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