Storytelling Lessons From the Boy in the Balloon
I'm not sure what life-lessons we're supposed to learn from this whole crazy mess, but the episode of the boy in the balloon tells us a lot about what we want in stories, and how to tell a good one.
I'm not sure what life-lessons we're supposed to learn from this whole crazy mess, but the episode of the boy in the balloon tells us a lot about what we want in stories, and how to tell a good one.
Jim Wallis | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
Beck's predictions that health care reform would lead to government bureaucrats euthanizing people like his daughter are dead wrong, but we at Sojournors agree with Glenn on this point: God is the giver of life.
Brandon Mendelson | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment
I recently had the chance to interview Tucker by email. It took a few hours to think of questions I haven't seen him answer, and avoid falling into the trap where he might call me a retard.
Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living
Some people I know are exquisitely sensitive. Every hurt, harm, or horror imprints their impressionable soul(s). Meanwhile others laugh it off, tough it out, shut down, deny, or resolutely move on.
Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living
Earlier, we asked HuffPost readers to send us their stories of service to the community. This story was sent to us by Richard Carmichael, who told u...
Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living
On Thursday, we asked for your stories about your dads affected your lives. We were truly touched by some of the submissions we received. Read on (...
Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living
So many of us would like to volunteer, but feel we lack a valuable resource - time! But giving back doesn't have to mean making huge sacrifices. Ch...
Huffington Post | Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living
He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. - Clarence Budington Kelland Father's Day is this Sunday - time to turn our at...
Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living
As Arianna wrote in her post announcing the launch of All For Good, the White House is issuing a national call for service. In troubling times, it's...
Huffington Post | Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living
Since Dr. George Tiller was killed on Sunday, the abortion debate has returned to the limelight. Pundits and public officials discussed when life r...
Katie Saddlemire | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living
On Friday, I asked for you to share your Mother's Day Stories, and share you did! While I would have liked to publish them all, here are some that st...
Clusterstock | Harry Blodget | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business
Retailing has always been a tough business. Now it's a brutal business. Some observers now predict that more than 25% of retailers may go bust in th...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics
Send us your Election Day stories here. Read letters from HuffPost readers at our On The Ground page. Voters are sending in incredible stories from t...
Jim Wallis | Posted 11.09.2008 | Business
What is a Christian response to a deepening economic crisis like this? What should people of faith be thinking, saying, and doing?
Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment
It doesn't matter to me if gasoline reaches $5.00 per gallon, which I'm sure it will shortly, movies are in my life to stay. I can't live without story.
Celeste Ng | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books