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Storytelling Lessons From the Boy in the Balloon

Celeste Ng | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene Balloon, Storytelling, Falcon Heene, Stories, Writing, Tim O'Brien, Fiction, Books News
Celeste Ng

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.

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Pray for Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birth, Debate, Stories, Family, Children, Media, Campaign, Bureaucrats, Miracle, Reform, Pray, Prayer, Legislation, America, Government, Miracles, Abortion, Cerebral Palsy, Government Takeover, Personal Story, Health Care, Pro-Life, Fears, Pregnancies, System, Fear, Families, Healthcare, Choice, Insurance Coverage, Reform Proposals, Anger, Mother, Unborn Baby, Glenn Beck, Rhetoric, Quality of Life, Politics News
Jim Wallis

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.

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Everything I Learned About Writing I Learned From Tucker Max

Brandon Mendelson | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stories, Interview, Tucker Max, Fratire, Entertainment News
Brandon Mendelson

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.

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Making the Best of the Worst

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Psychology, Healing, Emotion, Resilience Psychology, Stories, Resilience, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

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.

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Readers Giving Stories: Adding Life To The Days Of Those With A Terminal Illness

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

Read More: All for Good, Giving, Stories, Readers, The Giving Life, Ee, Healthcare Service, Michelle Obama, United We Serve, Living News

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...

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Here's To You, Dad: HuffPost Readers Share Their Father's Day Stories

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Stories, Readers, Dad, Father's Day Stories, Father's Day, Living News

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 (...

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Giving Made Simple - HuffPost Readers Tell How They Give Back

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Readers, Stories, Volunteering, Giving, The Giving Life, Community, All for Good, Service, Living News

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...

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HuffPost Readers: We Want Your Father's Day Stories!

Huffington Post | Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Father's Day Stories, Dad, Readers, Stories, Father's Day, Living News

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...

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HuffPost Readers: Send Us Your Giving Stories

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Reader Stories, Slideshow, Stories, Volunteering, Giving, Volunteer, The Giving Life, Living News

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...

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Bringing Women's Stories Into The Abortion Debate

Huffington Post | Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Woman, Women, Doctor, Stories, Citizen Journalism, Tiller, Abortion Debate, Living News

Since Dr. George Tiller was killed on Sunday, the abortion debate has returned to the limelight. Pundits and public officials discussed when life r...

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To Mom, With Love: HuffPosters Share Their Mother's Day Stories

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Mother's Day, Story, Your Stories, Stories, Mother, Mothers, Huffpost Readers Mother's Day, Living News
Katie Saddlemire

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...

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25 Percent Of Retailers May Go Bankrupt

Clusterstock | Harry Blodget | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Retail, Bankruptcy, Stories, Shopping, Economy, Business News

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...

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Sam Stein

Voters Around The Country: Long Lines, Historic Crowds

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: On the Ground 2008, Turnout Polls, Readers, Stories, Voter Turnout, Politics News

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...

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A Pastoral Strategy for an Economic Crisis

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Stories, Retirement Funds, Economic Crisis, Role of Government, Election, Families, Pastors, Prayer, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Wealth, Bible, Preaching, Social Responsibility, Housing, Financial Crisis, Economy, Religion, Business News
Jim Wallis

What is a Christian response to a deepening economic crisis like this? What should people of faith be thinking, saying, and doing?

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Sex and the Story

Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Walt Disney, Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw, Stories, Sex and the City, Movies, Entertainment News
Lisa Dale Norton

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.

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