It is with great thanks to Hank and John Green and Patrick Rothfuss, and a great team that collaborated with many authors, storytellers, comedians, musicians, writers, producers and puppeteers. I attended the inaugural NerdCon: Stories this weekend in Minneapolis. I laughed, sang, clapped, and was thirsty for more stories, and look forward to NerdCon next year. NerdCon: Stories celebrated stories, how we tell them, and us as storytellers. Hank Green writes: "From the moment we could speak, we've been telling each other stories. And since then, our stories have defined and created us. Every human society that wants us to behave different first has to change the stories they tell. The story was---and remains---the key to the marvel of human progress. Stories in songs, in books, on the stage, around the campfire. Stories drove the evolution of human language and fostered the massive burst of creation that accompanied it." The stories shared at NerdCon made me think of how important storytelling is in our communities, schools, and classrooms like the story of E.W. Luther's 50 year anniversary celebration last week. Let's continue to tell stories everyday!
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