tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post3914707763539458719..comments2024-03-10T05:18:37.521-04:00Comments on Stories From A Starry Sky: StorytellersTeresa Cypherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-23729750965935074272011-12-28T16:38:23.219-05:002011-12-28T16:38:23.219-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Debbie :-) I think I will...Thanks for stopping by, Debbie :-) I think I will make a note that in 2012, I will pass out hugs to each and every writer I meet! <br /><br />Happy New Year :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-54073201847304566872011-12-28T11:53:04.384-05:002011-12-28T11:53:04.384-05:00Maybe we should all hug ourselves! :)
~DebbieMaybe we should all hug ourselves! :)<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-35782382125168874082011-12-27T15:15:51.084-05:002011-12-27T15:15:51.084-05:00Daniela, I will be checking out your Gilgamesh inf...Daniela, I will be checking out your Gilgamesh information shortly. :-) When I wrote this blog, I thought about the drawings at Lascaux, and about the "wampum" beads the east coast native Americans used to preserve historical records, among other things. And I agree--it is an astonishing evolutionary journey! And it is one that seems to be picking up speed! The complexities of storytelling, and the ways that they differ from earlier storytelling are nearly boundless. The things that drive the stories we write, and the stories we read, are just as varied as all the people writing and reading them. There is room for all of us :-) The genres, and the niches that develop within well-defined genres. <br />I have met so many nice people online, and there are those few like you, and meet Dani above you...who I wish did not live thousands of miles away. How wonderful it would be to have such kindred spirits living near to share a cup of tea with, and to bounce ideas back and forth :-)<br />Thanks for taking the time to read this post, Daniela. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-45322118195945409082011-12-27T13:22:40.557-05:002011-12-27T13:22:40.557-05:00Danielle, thanks so much for taking the time to re...Danielle, thanks so much for taking the time to read this :-) I think you summed it nicely, "...an essential craft to the development and sustainment of humanity-..." Were would we have been without the cautionary tales that kept us away from harm? :-) Oh, it made me smile this morning to find two comments from Dani and Dani--both women with keen eyes for art, creativity, and a beautiful way of stepping back and not only looking at, but seeing what is before you... Danielle from the western USA, please meet Daniela from Germany. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-76000227585402621882011-12-26T20:43:26.966-05:002011-12-26T20:43:26.966-05:00Some really interesting and sharp observations, I ...Some really interesting and sharp observations, I think storytelling is such a fascinating topic. Just thinking about how the ancient stories told by the cavemen with wall drawings and expressive dance differ from those of the present time and the endless possibilities of the multidimensional world of media.. it's an astonishing evolutionary journey. On my blog site I have these lexigrams, which are graphic translations of one of the earliest works of literature known to us, called The Epic of Gilgamesh ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh ). It's interesting to me, that on the surface it is a hero's tale, but if you break it down it's a mythological story as well as a cautionary tale and most importantly a story that tries to apply a set of morals to humans that may be confused by the complex events of their world and the will of their god.<br />I think, nowadays the art of storytelling is much more detached from those ideological motivations, or at least they seem to be more cleverly hidden from the conscious eye, but we still need our stories and the storytellers, our little door of escape, which we, the ones who invent them are the first ones to use.. I like that notion very much :)DasNukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513945470399592454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696914224277711875.post-1471655685910491522011-12-26T17:35:46.265-05:002011-12-26T17:35:46.265-05:00Thank you Teresa for the validation of an essentia...Thank you Teresa for the validation of an essential craft to the development and sustainment of humanity- I believe those swamp monsters your grandmother spoke of were waiting for you. I am glad she had the wisdom to create them.Danielle Lovehttp://www.simplydanielle.comnoreply@blogger.com