The Story Economy Blog

Yesterday was my birthday, which marked 41 years the particular collection of atoms called Judi Ketteler has been on the Earth! It’s crazy because I look 29, right? Anyway, I woke up reflecting on how I tend to classify “best” birthdays in terms…

I always dreamt of going to Kings Island (here in Cincinnati) as a child: the magical land of roller coasters, rides, and snow cones! The Brady Bunch even got to go there! The place loomed large in my childhood, but we never went because . . . there were…

I need a sabbatical. I didn’t know that was the word I’d been searching for until I talked to my neighbor, a Lutheran minister. Our kids are friends, and we were all at a community event Saturday night. I asked him how the ministering business was…

Six summers ago, I had an assignment from Midwest Living to scout some state parks in Ohio. The last morning of my trip, it was storming. Torrential quality stuff. I wanted to be done already (I had a one-year-old at home waiting for me), but I had one…

Last week was “show week”: the culmination of a three-month corporate scriptwriting project. I arrived in Chicago (the site of the show), ready for anything. I’ve written enough of these shows now to know that anything can happen. (Anything!)…