Member Since:
Feb. 04, 2017
Brandon Spars
Biography
Brandon Spars lived and traveled in Indonesia and the Pacific Islands for six years before earning a Master of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of California/Berkeley. Since then, he has taught high school and college for more than twenty years.
The classroom has always been Brandon’s storytelling lab, where loud booms, bellows, whoops, and thumps are frequently heard. Two years ago, he took his stories outside the classroom to compete in events like the Moth StorySLAM. He won the Moth GrandSLAM in San Francisco in April 2016 with his story “Leaps,” included in this volume. Brandon lives with his wife and two children in Santa Rosa, California.
The classroom has always been Brandon’s storytelling lab, where loud booms, bellows, whoops, and thumps are frequently heard. Two years ago, he took his stories outside the classroom to compete in events like the Moth StorySLAM. He won the Moth GrandSLAM in San Francisco in April 2016 with his story “Leaps,” included in this volume. Brandon lives with his wife and two children in Santa Rosa, California.
Books
Live to Tell Again: Tales of Self-Discovery and Healing
by Brandon Spars
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 21,720.
Language:
English.
Published: July 29, 2019
by
Wayzgoose Press.
Categories:
Essay » Sociology
Live to Tell Again is the second book in this series that explores the art and craft of storytelling. This volume explores storytelling as a means to discover meaning and purpose in one's life, using moments in which difficult decisions are made as material for generating powerful personal stories. It provides excellent opportunities to study the structure and development of personal narrative.
Live to Tell: Six Award-Winning Tales
by Brandon Spars
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 11,370.
Language:
English.
Published: February 4, 2017
by
Wayzgoose Press.
Categories:
Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Teaching methods & materials / arts & humanities
Live to Tell explores the art and craft of storytelling to showcase the dynamic between the written page and the live stage. The scripts for six award-winning tales are anthologized in this collection, with links to live performances from storytelling competitions, including The Moth StorySLAM. This collection will inspire students and storytellers to bring their personal narratives to life.