Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives Through the Power and Practice of Story | Registrations Closed - Class Full! book by Christina Baldwin | Discussion Facilitated by Susan Ernst
The book discussions at Willow Oak are intended to stimulate your creative juices while building community. Join us this year to learn about the importance of story – your story and the stories of others. No writing experience necessary. We will meet monthly to discuss the chapter and share a bit of our writing from the prompts provided in the book.
“Every person is born into life as a blank page – and every person leaves life as a full book. Our lives are our story, and our story is our life. Story is the narrative thread of our experience – not what literally happens, but what we make out of what happens, what we tell each other and what we remember. This narrative determines much of what we do with the time given us between the opening of the blank page the day we are born and the closing of the book the day we die.” – from the Preface
Tuesdays, 10 AM – 12 PM | $75 (one-time registration payment)
Session 1: Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
Supplies needed from student: the book (title as above) by Christina Baldwin and a journal.
CALL Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning at 615-380-8071 for more information or with any questions..
12 sessions total
Jan 21 Introduction – Preface and Reading Group Guide
Feb 18 Chapter 1 – Following the Beeline: How Story Connects Us
Mar 18 Chapter 2 – The Ear in the Heart: The Art of Storycatching
Apr 15 Chapter 3 – Tending Our Fire: Why We Make Story
May 20 Chapter 4 – It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Story Wakes Up
June 17 Chapter 5 – Riding Experience to Wisdom: The Map of a Story-based Life
July 15 Chapter 6 – A Story to Stand On: Creating a Story of the Self
Aug 19 Chapter 7 – Writing and Talking in the Seven Generations: How Story Heals Family Heritage
Sep 16 Chapter 8 – We Are the Ones: The Power of Story in Organizations
Oct 21 Chapter 9 – The Possible God: How Story Shapes the Spiritual Dimension of Our Lives
Nov 18 Chapter 10 – Storycatcher: Taking Our Place in the Order of Things
Dec 16 Chapter 11 – Final Session