Search results for “why's this so good” Showing 112 results Look at clouds from all sides now — before they’re gone When Reuters, the venerable global news agency, hired narrative veteran Kari Howard to be its first Storytelling Editor, she brought three principles to guide reporters in the field: Examine closely.… November 1, 2019 Stories that beget stories Chuck Haga with his reading partner and story muse, granddaughter Emma. Haga says they have both aged since this picture was taken, but that Emma wears it better.EDITOR’S NOTE: Metrics… July 18, 2019 Foreshadow forward; echo back. How writers harness the power of the callback In his “New in Town” standup comedy special, John Mulaney tells how, when he was 10, he was in love with his babysitter, who he thought was much older. But as… May 2, 2019 Forget the chocolates. Tell a story instead I‘m not much on Valentine’s Day. I liked the grade school tradition of exchanging Valentine’s Day cards with classmates. (Is that just a U.S. thing?) Each of us was supposed… February 14, 2019 “Just be the kite.” An award-winning author writes a break-out novel, and then another, and then…It has been 10 years since Minnesota novelist Leif Enger‘s last book, “So Brave, Young and Handsome,” was published.… September 25, 2018 “An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite” This week’s One Great Sentence by Susan Orlean, referenced in the headline above, could be my journalism mantra. Yes, we must know about the great events and people of our… February 23, 2018 Forget the politics of immigration — read about the real lives of immigration This week on Storyboard we spotlighted some wonderful journalism (and songwriting) about immigration. I know I might be biased, because I spent the bulk of my career at the Los… February 2, 2018 A time of endings: a presidency, and a tree that held lifetimes of memories Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,… January 20, 2017 Families on the edge: in print, online, on the screen Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,… January 6, 2017 “The Age of Innocence” versus the age of innocence lost Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,… December 9, 2016 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
