Signposts & Circles

Welcome to the first episode of Story Garage, where we will pop the hood and kick the tires, exploring the ways that story, storytelling, and narrative function in the world.

In our pilot episode, we’ll explore Story, capital S, at the granular level, then zoom out and peer down to see how story is one giant human umbrella covering and connecting us all. Segment one: pulling on a story like a loose thread in a sweater. A storyteller exploring a new town notices a teeny tiny narrative, a historical anecdote on a plaque, and follows it as far as he can. Part two. To convince her family of the viability of a career in storytelling, scholar Dylene Cymraes redefines story as a cosmic adhesive, binding us together that, when utilized in a certain way, contains immense power.

Loren Niemi’s website is www.lorenniemistories.com.

Story Garage is a production of the ETSU Storytelling Department with support from the ETSU Department of Communication and Performance and the College of Arts and Sciences. Executive Producers are Dr. Amber E. Kinser and Nancy Donoval. The producers are Thomas W. Townsend and Cory Howard. All music is copyrighted by the music owners and is used under a creative commons license.