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The Holidays are here! It is a time for friends and families to gather, to celebrate, to remember the past, and to make new memories. It is also the perfect time to capture your family stories. The joy, the laughter, the tears, the sorrows, the embarrassing and funny stories that are told and embellished year after year. The stories saved for when you were older. The stories about the adventures you never shared with the grown-ups. The disappointments, the triumphs, the crushes, the true loves, the what-ifs of things that never were. These are all stories we have in common and to which we all can relate.
When a person leaves, they take their stories with them. Unless they are captured, the stories fade in our memories, and are often lost. When your children or grandchildren ask, “How come we live here?” or when they point to a stranger in an old family photograph and ask, “Who is that?” what will you be able to tell them?
Most of us carry around cell phones with video and audio recording capabilities and it is very simple to capture those family memories. Get everyone’s permission, set up your phone, hit record, and let it run. Worry about editing later. You are after the stories. You are not doing this just for yourself and your immediate family. You are capturing stories for the future generations. Memories tell us where we are from. Stories tell us who we are.
Would you like to share a story with us? The Story Beast is your quarterly e-Pub forum. We need your creative works — poems, stories, and artwork, as well as articles. We strive to bring you fascinating articles, moving stories, touching poems, and gorgeous artwork. The Story Beast is a place of connection and community. Please spread the word and tell your friends about us. Let us know what you think and send your contributed works to storybeasteditor@gmail.com.
A big Mahalo and Thank You to all of you who have submitted your words and artwork to The Story Beast. The deadline for contributions for the next issue is February 15 for the March 2024 issue. The Spring issue’s theme is Stepping Stones. Thanks for reading and Happy Holidays!
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