Live to Tell Again: Tales of Self-Discovery and Healing

by Brandon Spars

Overview

Live to Tell Again is the second book in this series that explores the art and craft of storytelling. This volume explores storytelling as a means to discover meaning and purpose in one's life, using moments in which difficult decisions are made as material for generating powerful personal stories.

One story even highlights the potential for storytelling to aid in the process of healing after a tragic event. The October fires of 2017 in Santa Rosa devastated a community. Live to Tell Again captures some of the stories told at a live event the author hosted called "Thicker Than Smoke," weaving them together in a way that reveals not only the personal loss suffered by the storytellers but also the hope, dignity, and humor that are helping to heal and renew the community.

Live to Tell Again provides excellent opportunities to study the structure and development of personal narrative, as well as a unique and lively manner of learning spoken English.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161270257
Publisher:	Wayzgoose Press
Publication date:	06/16/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Brandon Spars lived and traveled in Indonesia and the Pacific Islands for about six years before attending the University of California, Berkeley, to earn his Master of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies and his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies. Since then, Brandon has taught high school and college for more than twenty years.

The classroom has always been his storytelling laboratory where loud booms, bellows, whoops, and thumps are frequently heard. Two years ago, Brandon began taking his stories outside the classroom to compete in events such as the Moth StorySLAM. He won the Moth GrandSLAM held in San Francisco in April 2016 with his story "Leaps," included in the first volume of Live to Tell.

Brandon lives with his wife and two children in Santa Rosa, California.