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http://booksbywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/We-That-Are-Left-Cover-e1382426631948.jpg300464I recently wrote a blog post for my group of fellow authors, Novelistas Ink, about my previous incarnation running storytelling workshop based on myths. Writing the post made me think again about the role of myths in storytelling, and in storytelling about women in particular. (You can find the original post here) The ancient myths […]