Let your inner storyteller out to play!

Once upon a time . . . there was a child who loved stories. One day the child came upon a path that meandered along a winding river before turning sharply into the dark forest. Even though night was falling quickly, the child bravely entered the woods and was surprised to find it alive and teeming with nighttime activity. Here was a big black bear telling a bedtime story to a rambunctious group of young red foxes. There in the thicket was a gentle deer singing a soft lullaby to her best friend, a long-eared rabbit; and up in the tallest tall tree an old owl was deep in conversation with a sleepy redheaded woodpecker. Just ahead, the child could see the end of the path, where the dark woods opened into a clearing and there in the moonlight sat The Storyteller, beckoning . . .

The storyteller archetype lives in all of us. Whether you are a writer, dream about being a writer, want to write books, stories, songs, or poems; whether you are an obsessed journaler or have never written more than a page of text in your life; whether you believe you are a storyteller (or not), believe you’re creative (or not), or believe you have an active imagination (or not), the truth is, you are, you can, you do.  The secret is to find The Write Path . . . and then follow it.

So, come join us for some creative wordplay and exploration along the The Write Path. No previous writing experience is needed, just a desire to meet your inner storyteller and have fun with the written word.


A graduate of the University of South Florida, writer and wordplay enthusiast, Linda Maree, is the creator and facilitator of Tell a NEW Story collage workshops and on-going coaching groups; Bee Write!, a weekly writing group for woman; FreyjaDays, a women’s study group, and the Writers’ Circle, a community writing group that has been meeting monthly since 2004. She has facilitated events in diverse venues including the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, Art Center Sarasota, Rosemary Court Yoga Studio, Selby Gardens, private homes, businesses, and the Ringling College of Art & Design, where she is on the Continuing Studies and Special Programs faculty. From her writing to her art to her work with clients, Linda’s focus is on encouraging the inner storyteller and developing and nurturing creativity and intuition to support individual dreams and care for our planet. Her articles have appeared in many local publications and an essay, “Hiking the Fakahatchee Strand,” was chosen for inclusion in The Wildbranch Anthology, a collection of nature and environmental essays published by the University of Utah Press.

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