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Recently Posted American Stories
Make it Memorable
The shortest distance between two people is a good story. I learned that lesson back when the earth was cooling. When my hair was still red and I started telling stories of seemingly ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
The technique of memorable storytelling hasn’t changed since the first cave man painted pictures on a wall. Technology comes and goes. How to tell a memorable story is the same.
Not Just a Commune with Haircuts
Imagine a place where folks care as much for each other as they do their lawn. At Muir Commons in Davis, California, working parents don’t have to rush home to cook dinner. Neighbors do it for them. Each small town house is privately owned, but families also get day care, a dining hall and rooms for visiting grandparents.
This is not just a commune with hair cuts. At its heart is an attempt to create an old fashioned neighborhood where folks come together to shoulder the stress of modern living.
Marine Minister
Sailors labor on gliding high rises. Freighters are run by fewer than two dozen people. They may stop at half a hundred ports and never go ashore. For them, Boston harbor is some place special. Wally Cedarling lives here. He is a minister who has no church. Each ship is his congregation. In the few short hours between the tides, he wanders the decks offering a touch of home.
“These are remarkable and poignant stories that need to be told.”
KEN BURNS
“Those of us who know and work with Bob Dotson stand in awe of his gifts as a writer. Like the work so many viewers have come to love on NBC, this collection of stories captivates and inspires.”
- SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
“Throughout his remarkable career Bob Dotson has searched for the real essence of America – not by interviewing the so-called famous but by seeking out those unnoticed people we pass by every day. Dotson is a national treasure for caring enough to listen.”
- MEREDITH VIERA
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