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The Story Catalyst

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Saved by the Song...the Words, the Story, the Land: Escape with Us to Write in Montana/Yellowstone

The art of compression just might save your story. What storytellers can learn from songwriters + FREE Find Out More! Zoom event + FREE monthly Stories + Songs Writer Refuge event

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Carolyn Flynn
Mar 21, 2025
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How does a song capture you and carry you away?

How does a story compel you to never forget?

How is it that this tiny sparkling crystal of pure art holds you in a rarefied state of a memory that may have never happened or a feeling that can never be completely felt?

The way Gatsby does. The way To Kill a Mockingbird does.

The way Tracy Chapman does in Fast Car.

The way A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall by Bob Dylan changes your world.

It touches you.

It rouses you.

It haunts you with its questions.

It seems to know you.

Yeah, it has always been trying to find you.

As storytellers and songwriters, how do we make this magic happen?

The answer: Compression.

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A Writing Escape to Montana/Yellowstone

A quintessential American experience next to pristine mountains and under starry skies.

Stories and Songs Writing Retreat - Sept. 22-26, 2025

At Chico Hot Springs

Do you write stories? Do you write songs? Both? We’re offering a writing adventure in the pristine mountains of Montana/Yellowstone for peo…

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