Spread The Word
Inside This Issue
Healing Through Story
Book Reviews
- Waking the World
- Letters to My Children: A Father Passes on His Values
- Mehl-Madrona's own Coyote Medicine, Healing and Wisdom
Tributes to Nancy Duncan
News From the
National Storytelling Festival
There's an old story about wanting to know the difference between heaven and hell. When hell is seen, it's a large banquet hall filled with people at food-laden tables. But the people are gaunt, angry and starving. Upon closer look, their forks are 3 feet long and no one can feed themselves. When heaven is seen, it's the same situation; however, the people are healthy and happy. Upon closer look, they are using the 3-foot long forks to feed each other.
This is who HSA is. Members, you and I, supporters of using healing stories, who are feeding and being fed by each other the nourishment needed to use stories to heal.
Last October, I journeyed to Jonesborough for a banquet, the National Storytelling Festival. While there, I was fed by the stories as well as by the love, support and warmth of fellow storytellers. HSA was well represented both on the stage and in the audiences. I was pleased to see that HSA members Noa Baum, Annette Simmons and Joan Stockbridge presented three of the four educational workshops and members Nancy Donoval and Susan O'Halloran were featured tellers. And people were talking about our conference, asking questions and picking up information.
Those who join HSA and support our efforts financially, are the reason we can "spread the word" through presentations, newsletters, journal articles, and on the web.
Vanita Moore, Chair
THANK YOU, FRAN! After four years of devoted time and effort, Fran Yardley has stepped down as the HSA newsletter editor. During her tenure Fran She was both a talented and inspiring editor. Fran's leadership helped the newsletter team remain excited about what they were doing even when it didn't look like everything would get done. Over the years, Fran spent many hours planning the articles, helping writers and editors, and learning to format the newsletter. Fran will be a hard act to follow! The newsletter team does need someone to follow Fran, however! The HSA Newsletter is produced by a volunteer staff of editors and writers. When Fran stepped down in September, a few members of the team agreed to step in temporarily. But we are in need of leadership! If you are interested in being the next HSA Newsletter Editor, please contact Vanita Moore. We need you now! There is a great team of experienced editors in place to work with whoever steps forward. |
 Fran Yardley and Arianna Ross at Conference |
