Part 6: The Suffering Hero   There is a story pattern that shows up everywhere — in ancient myths, in modern films, in the stories we tell our children, and […]

Overcoming the Monster We all face monsters. Like a scary story, this monster might very well be a creature, but it is rarely JUST that. The monsters we’re confronted with […]

Voyage and Return. The Voyage and Return story begins with disruption, and quickly moves to confusion and disorientation. Instead of setting off on a mission or a quest, we’re trying […]

Week 3: The Quest. Christopher Booker describes the story arc of “The Quest” as the story of setting out toward something of great value, facing the unknown, being challenged in […]

Week 2: Rags to Riches Christopher Booker, author of “The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories” says that in every Rags to Riches story, the “riches” are symbolic. They […]

Our March-April Sunday Series is Here! Across cultures and centuries, human beings have told the same kinds of stories over and over again. We’re compelled by the very act of […]