As we did before the solar eclipse in August, this December we asked our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Traditional storytelling is reserved for the winter months for many tribes. It was in the winter, with the long dark evenings, the snow and wind blowing outside, that telling stories was a way to entertain and teach the children.
I am currently starting the process of finding a literary agent for the teaching memoir that has been the primary focues of my soon-to-be-over sabbatical. Here is an annotated outline of the book (the sort of thing literary agents and prospective publishers always want to see). Let me know if this strikes you as a book you would want to read!