Crossing the Threshold
JOE: There’s a moment in every story where our hero must decide—it absolutely must be an active decision—to leave their ordinary world in pursuit of...
Storyteller Spotlight: Zev Leventhal
For this spotlight, I had the pleasure of picking an excerpt from one of my own students. Zev is a quick-witted, totally goofy, and hard-working...
Stelliferous Stories
There is a hut in the southeast corner of Philmont Scout Ranch where you can relax, spread out your (nearly toxic) clothes, and gather with other...
Listen
“Where’s Sam?” We stopped and turned. Behind us, there was no one–only the trail, the beachhead, and the row of abandoned boathouses. Inside these...
Storyteller Spotlight: Naomi Skrzydlo
Author Bio: Naomi Skrzydlo is the self-proclaimed Queen of Emotion, Official Representative Character Creator, and Omnipotent Ruler of the...
The Kids are All Write(rs)
Stories surround us. Ball games, politics, family outings, raucous parties, the cup of coffee you had this morning, all become part of our...
Welcome
JOE: Why, hello there! Welcome to the Written Out Loud blog, a series of deep (and occasionally shallow) investigations into the joy, nature and...