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Story Alchemy

The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone of Storytelling

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Monthly Archives: January 2017

William Perry’s Creative-Sleep Experience

Posted on January 7, 2017 by David SheppardMarch 7, 2018

William Perry, the US Secretary of Defense during the Clinton administration, had an unusual experience years before while working on his PhD. Here’s how Politico and he described the event in a recent article: Perry had been brooding over the question for … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman on Writing “American Gods”

Posted on January 6, 2017 by David SheppardMarch 7, 2018

Lately, I have been reading Neil Gaiman’s A View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction. My son bought it for me a while back, and I finally started reading it last week. A few nights ago, I ran onto this statement in … Continue reading →

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