Happy Thanksgiving to all of our listeners in the United States.  Elysha and I are taking the holiday off and rebroadcasting episode #14, which features the joyous story of Renae Edge.  We thought it would be perfect for a Thanksgiving Day listen.  We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.  ______________________________________________ On episode #14, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk about finding excellent stories in your everyday life using Matthew's strategy "Homework for Life," including moments that storytellers see but non-storytellers might not.  Then we listen to Renae Edge's story about finding her voice for the first time, followed by commentary and critique, including: The effective use of backstory or flashbacks in a story The components of an especially effective beginning to a story Singing in stories Strong feelings about dream sequences Specificity of names Elysha and Matt then answer listener questions about building a story with flashbacks and telling effective best man speeches.  Lastly, Matt and Elysha each offer a recommendation.  LINKS Homework for Life: https://bit.ly/2f9ZPne Matthew Dicks's website: http://www.matthewdicks.com Matthew Dicks's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/matthewjohndicks  Malcolm Gladwell's "Her Way" (Moth story): https://bit.ly/1ngfYQp RECOMMENDATIONS Elysha: Our family's ice cream adventures -  https://bit.ly/2N0yIa3  Matt: Memento in order -  https://vimeo.com/194394156