Tall tales welcome in Middlebury
Posted on May 31, 2012 |
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LEN ROWELL IS an organizer of StoryMatters, a group that will host storytelling sessions at the Middlebury town green gazebo on Monday nights in June. The sessions are open to all adults.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
MIDDLEBURY — Len Rowell well remembers the good ol’ days, when families or friends used to sit down and tell stories at the dinner table or around the proverbial potbellied stove at the local general store.
But the weaving of yarns, Rowell lamented, is fast fading from a society increasingly spoon-fed entertainment through televisions, computer monitors and even cell phones. Storytelling, especially for the younger generation, is now done in impersonal staccato through texts and tweets.
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