Storytelling

Once upon a time... ew. That's the worst story-starter ever. Talk about a failed hook. Are you hooked? I hope not.. that was bad.

This is a story about being unable to tell a story.

I'm in the Storytelling Project. We're basically publishing a book of stories that are collaborations between student-writers and community members who have cerebral palsy or some other disability that prohibits them from being able to write or publish their own narratives.

My partner is this amazingly sweet man named Dustin. He was in a car accident when he was in 11th grade, and it completely changed his life. I am so fortunate to work with him. He's such a kind, caring, funny, and sweet guy that it just brightens my otherwise crazy Thursdays.

I have been struggling to write his story, struggling to find a way to insert his voice into the narrative and frankly, just how to turn our notes into a real narrative. Tonight, we made amazing progress. We managed to turn half a page of bulleted notes into almost three full pages of narrative. I'm just so excited to be a part of this project. It is one of the few things that really makes me love living here and being a student here. I really love working with him, and I love the whole concept of this project. I hope to someday be able to coordinate this project in the cities... but we'll see.

Happy Thursday!
Always,
H.Eilene