It’s all a show, but then some shows are much more. Can we believe what we’re seeing? Illusionist Kevin James shows a magical way to perform surgery.

Among countless other things, we can be thankful for great songs. In 1963, pop singer Peggy March became known for her song “I Will Follow Him.” At age 15, she...

As we get older, we accumulate countless memories. Perhaps we should be thankful that we can’t remember anything that we’ve forgotten. Oh, well. Tom Rush sings a funny song about...

What we do with our gifts is up to us. No baby’s birth announcement has recognized the child as a bestselling author. Celebrity comes only after people have put their...

If we can talk, we can learn how words can be used to create vivid pictures. Describing a particular sound or feeling can be challenging. Tula Torres developed a unique...

If you’re an avid reader, you may have learned some speed-reading skills. Many storytellers wish they could be speed-writers. With constant practice with a desire to improve, we’ll get better....

In storytelling, believability is crucial. Without it, a story has no value. This is true for both fiction and nonfiction writing. How difficult is the solving of Rubik’s cube? According...

We expect the best to win, so we enjoy Aesop’s fable when the turtle beats the rabbit. We like the underdog. What would happen in a real-life contest between an...

Great storytelling requires the skillful use of words, but what if we did it with a deck of playing cards. Would that make the story more interesting. You decide. At...

A vocalist who sings very well might be regarded as exceptional. We might say the same for a talented ventriloquist. But Darci Lynne Farmer’s amazing ability to do both might...