tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post1301069890242194504..comments2023-04-09T07:53:12.927-07:00Comments on A Quarter for a Tale from Sean Buvala: Frosted by Storytelling: False Storytelling SightingAbout Sean Buvalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-24299428828335880072012-05-08T08:44:01.956-07:002012-05-08T08:44:01.956-07:00I'm late reading this one. I had the same reac...I'm late reading this one. I had the same reaction when reading a blog post by a landscape architect who called an installation "good visual storytelling." Yes, the space could evoke a story, just as the chocolate cake could evoke a story. That's still only potential, not the story itself, and therefore not storytelling. Buzz. Word.Priscilla Howehttp://priscillahowe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-14753821495717874882011-10-26T09:05:25.792-07:002011-10-26T09:05:25.792-07:00@Tim- you have a point. I know, for example, that ...@Tim- you have a point. I know, for example, that when I am "tilting at windmills" I am neither abnormally tilting nor facing down an actual windmill. Sigh. Nonetheless, I do think that definitions do help us to communicate better. There are so many good ways to express a story that I'm sorry to see "telling" the only word people choose. It's so much more diverse than About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-9271601540528136252011-10-25T18:13:04.979-07:002011-10-25T18:13:04.979-07:00Being charitable, perhaps "telling a story&qu...Being charitable, perhaps "telling a story" is a new metaphor, like "hitting a home run." The judge might have said "This is delicious and the chocolate pieces really hit a home run." Or "the chocolate pieces really painted the Mona Lisa," or "raised a tsunami," or "trained an iguana to do the dishes." We know the chocolate can't Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432302620700328040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-48964350332923372662011-10-21T09:44:48.392-07:002011-10-21T09:44:48.392-07:00Yes, I agree, @Bookkm. Trigger story memories or c...Yes, I agree, @Bookkm. Trigger story memories or cause one to wonder about the story behind the flavor- that surely could be the case. Thanks.About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-32134273175256837892011-10-21T05:57:40.883-07:002011-10-21T05:57:40.883-07:00He could have said. "There's a story beh...He could have said. "There's a story behind this chocolate." OR "This chocolate reminds me of/makes me think of/is the start of/ a story." OR even "That chocolate could tell a story!"<br /><br />The judge was being poetic, but this "storytelling" that goes on everywhere, ads, film, music - what about in actual storytelling? - makes me nuts, too.<br /><bookkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253071565106991458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-76514650044323302192011-10-20T14:35:50.625-07:002011-10-20T14:35:50.625-07:00Yes, indeed, Limor. You have created a new niche. ...Yes, indeed, Limor. You have created a new niche. :-)About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-30887653464434861672011-10-20T13:06:24.695-07:002011-10-20T13:06:24.695-07:00I'm going to start a storytelling workshop for...I'm going to start a storytelling workshop for chocolate pieces. People can count them. Great post!Limorhttp://www.limorshiponi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-23995068273970121352011-10-20T12:31:54.038-07:002011-10-20T12:31:54.038-07:00LOL. Mmm, chocolate-covered haiku.LOL. Mmm, chocolate-covered haiku.About Sean Buvalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676753252592150679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16383257.post-42910842441078510352011-10-20T10:33:46.521-07:002011-10-20T10:33:46.521-07:00one kind of chocolate ... haiku for the tastebuds?...one kind of chocolate ... haiku for the tastebuds?megan hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169239422147100427noreply@blogger.com