StoryMuse 2018 Annual Report

T H E B I G N E X T
As I enter into the third year of StoryMuse, 2019
is shaping up to be a full and fulfilling new
adventure.
On top of returning to the GCDD Storytelling
Project and Devereux, I already have several
other projects underway or in serious
conversation. Of note, I'll be returning to the
Decatur Writers Studio to teach for six weeks,
January-March.
Pending grant funding, I will be working with the
Atlanta Center for Self-Sufficiency to produce a
two-night storytelling show with their homeless
constituents, board, and staff. This project will
also feature photos and web stories.
There are other irons in the fire, too early to discuss. I hope they work out so that I will
be making pages about them in this publication next year.
The biggest news about the next phase of my career, though, is that I'm currently
developing my first book proposal.
Walks with Grief will be a collection of short essays and stories, reflections on my
personal experiences of grief, what I've learned through my work in the world about
the function of grief, and a discussion of how my walking practice has helped me move
through it all.
Just like I coach people through the process of making a manifesting story, I close my
eyes now and picture holding my first book in my hands in the future. I imagine
sending out the announcement that it's finished and ready for sale. I see myself signing
it, putting it in an envelope, and sending it in the mail to you.
Until then, never forget the proverb:
The shortest distance between two people is a story.