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This is a place where storytellers can share their favorite tellable versions of public domain stories. You may include notes, sources, telling tips, and interesting anecdotes about the story. Happy Tales to You!

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Anyone could jump into the college jungle without a map, but the survival rate goes down and “starving artist” takes on a whole new meaning. Learn the Jungle Laws to connect with the 18-35-year-olds.

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Some of the most powerful stories ever told were but a sentence long. Try your hand at creating a ONE SENTENCE STORY and share it with us. Visit website listed below to get the full flavor of this challenge.

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About Me:

Harlynne Geisler has been a professional freelance storyteller since 1980 and has told and taught storytelling in festivals, conferences, schools, colleges, libraries, churches, temples, community centers, preschools, and museums. She has performed from Aurora, New York, to Austin, Texas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Alberta, Canada, to Anaheim, California...and that's just the A list! She lives in San Diego and performs frequently all over southern California. She is listed in Who's Who in Entertainment.

Harlynne Geisler has taught storytelling and creative writing to clowns, magicians, teachers, children, college students, parents, puppeteers, librarians, seniors, and storytellers in New York, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico, Missouri, Canada, Washington, Idaho, and California. She was the resident storyteller for the San Diego Museum of Art and is currently the resident storyteller for the Timken Art Museum.

Ms. Geisler was the editor of the Story Bag; A Storytelling Newsletter from 1981-2006. Her book, Storytelling Professionally; The Nuts and Bolts of a Working Performer [Libraries Unlimited Press], was published in 1997. She is an author who recently had a story published in the book More Ready-to-Tell Tales from Around the World. She was a columnist for Laugh Makers Magazine for ten years.

Her philosophy about storytelling can be summed up in one sentence from Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment; The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales: "Without fantasy to give us hope we do not have the strength to meet the adversities of life." She wants to provide fantasy and hope to all her listeners--especially the children.

She belongs to the National Storytelling Network and founded the Storytellers of San Diego in 1981.

Ms. Geisler mainly performs in southern California and occasionally in Illinois these days.

Pronounce her name Har-lin Guy-slur.

For more information, check our her FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HARLYNNE GEISLER:

Harlynne Geisler
Tales from the Story Bag
5361 Javier Street
San Diego, CA 92117-3215
Phone: 858-569-9399
Fax: 858-569-0205
E-mail: storybag@juno.com

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http://storyteller.swiftsite.com

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Upcoming Storytelling Events in San Diego County

August 8, 2009, Saturday at 11:00. Tales inspired by paintings told by Storyteller Harlynne Geisler. Painting: "Fidelia and Speranza" by Benjamin West. For children ages 5 and up and all adults. Timken Museum of Art, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park. 619-239-5548 ext.105. www.timkenmuseum.org. Admission is free.

TENTATIVE: August 22, 2009, Saturday at 11:00. For children ages 5 and up and all adults. Timken Museum of Art, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park. 619-239-5548 ext.105. www.timkenmuseum.org. Admissi… Continue

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At 12:34am on May 15, 2009, Reisa Stone said…: Hi Harlynne,

I am staggered by your bio. I hope to hear you tell one day. Who did the caricature on your website? That's a great idea.

Kind regards,
Reisa

At 10:36am on December 12, 2008, Tim Sheppard said…: Hi Harlynne, you won't see the $/£ exchange rate better or as good as this for a very long time - it's not been more in your favour since 1985, unlike this summer when it was hugely in our favour. Travel to England now!

At 8:56pm on September 19, 2008, Harlynne Geisler said…: Indeed! Hope you are well. : )

I'm planning a trip east to see the fall color.
Harlynne

At 7:43pm on September 18, 2008, Debra Olson-Tolar said…: Hey Harlynne! It's been quite a while! Nice to connect . . . at least virtually!

At 1:08pm on July 26, 2008, K. Sean Buvala said…: How fun to see you here!

At 4:23pm on June 29, 2008, Mike Lockett said…: The Champaign, IL Guild and the Tale Spinners from Bloomington/Normal have thought about trying to get together for a nice program in central, IL. If we added the Peoria tellers - we could have a good group. Should that ever happen - we could send you an invitation. Then you could write off your trip home as a business expense. Best regards, Mike Lockett

At 8:56pm on June 28, 2008, Act!vated Storytellers said…: RV actually. No, nothing stolen. We were stuck on the side of the road (brakes seized up) when we got side swiped. Mangled the driver's mirror and broke the window over the couch (and our son who was sitting there). We are all fine. And the cops caught the guy that did it. Just stuck with the fun of vehicle repairs, cleaning up the mess and getting windows and mirrors replaced.
Note to drivers: Pull over when a disabled vehicle is on the shoulder. If you can't pull over, slow down! Do not reach down for a cigarette.
We got lucky this time! Hope your summer is running smoothly.

At 8:02pm on June 28, 2008, Act!vated Storytellers said…: Thanks for the friend request. Apologies for getting back to you so late. Been a crazy window-breaking, vehicle-problem, rushing-to-get-to-shows kind of week.
Hope you have something fun planned for the Fourth!

At 7:57pm on June 25, 2008, MaryAnn Blue said…: What fun to connect with you! I read your "storybag" back in the early days...what was that...150 years ago or so, who's counting? Blessings,
MaryAnn

At 11:22am on June 25, 2008, Mike Lockett said…: Hello, Harlynne, Mike Lockett here from Normal, IL... I saw on another site that you have a storytelling book out. Please share the title with me and a blurb about it. Also - when will you be in Illinois again and where?

You did a lot of good for folks with your storybag for a long time. Just thought I'd let you know that.

Sincerely, Mike Lockett (The guy from Normal, IL who calls himself The Normal Storyteller)