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Field Notes for Storytellers: Research, Security, and the Archival Muse fills a wide gap in storytelling instruction by helping you organize and conduct the research that underpins the stories you tell. There are four modules in the course, and each of them draws upon my experience as a storyteller, a folklorist, a doctoral researcher of ethically sensitive topics, and the CEO of a technology company.
Greetings, and mòran taing for taking the time to read my newsletter. This is the July 2026 edition of Folkbyte, and I'll begin it by welcoming the new students assigned to explore the Folklore & Fiction archive! I understand that part of your assignment is to learn about folklore using various resources, so please let me know if you need help with mine. I'm glad to know you're making good use of it.
Dispatches from the Word Mines
I'm back from the International Society for Folk Narrative Research Conference. My paper "Passion, Empathy, and Action: A Critical Introduction to the Climate Fiction Writers League" was well-received among many good papers in my panel, which itself was titled "Narrative Ecologies: Folklore, Fiction, and Cultural Response to Climate Change." It will be your Special Dispatch later this month, so I won't discuss it here.
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