MO-TELL Missouri Storytelling Association
Reviewed By: Connie Costello
The MO-TELL, Missouri Storytelling Association site is located at www.motell.org. It is a non-profit organization based in Missouri and is one of many found in that state. I did not see any indication that this organization held any biases except to the extent that they think promoting storytelling is a very positive thing to do. The participants are veteran storytellers and those whose links appear on the site are long-time tellers as well. Peter Theodore is listed as the creator of the site and may be contacted by email. Sue Hinkle is also listed as a contact person. I suspect she is the association president or secretary. Anyway she can be contacted by email or "the old fashioned way", too. This site contains a short history of storytelling which was interesting. You definitely get the purpose of the organization spelled out in this area. It also includes a list of storytelling events in and around Missouri for the whole year. I suspect this site is updated only at the beginning of the year. I was not able to find an actual date for this. There is a directory of MO-TELL storytellers with annotations and email addresses. Anyone interested could contact any or all of those tellers associated with this group. Some stories included on one of the pages. These are samples of the stories told by the members of the group. These samples were terrific. There are links to other web sites dealing with storytelling resources such as books, other tellers, associations, etc. This site was enjoyable to view. It was created with care to make sure everything was easy to use and read. It’s lack of clutter was appreciated.
MO-TELL
Reviewed By: Aleisha Compton
REVIEW
MO-TELL, Missouri Storytelling, is dedicated to promoting storytelling throughout the state of Missouri. To that end, MO-TELL sponsors five annual events: The Missouri River Storytelling Festival and fall workshop in St. Charles, Missouri, held in October; Tellabration, a storytelling event that is also a fundraiser to support storytelling, held in November; an annual meeting held in January; a spring workshop held in April; and a summer auction. For more information about MO-TELL, email Sue Hinkel, shinkel@mail.win.org, or contact Sue Hinkel 2236 S. Highway N Pacific, MO 63069 314-271-7914. For any correspondence relating specifically to this Web site, email Peter Theodore, who created and maintains the site, at story@motell.org. The information on this website is valid, reliable and trustworthy. Proper grammar and spelling are reflected throughout this website. The facts check and this website does document the sources of information used. The links are updated and there are pointers to newer information. The references listed are current. This website includes coming events, storytellers, and stories. The information presented in this website is original information. This website is geared to an adult audience. The information found on this website is is unique and it contains real value. This website provides us with this information to inform. There are no hidden agendas such as selling merchandise. However, MO-TELL's five annually sponsored events are described and explained. The information found at MO-TELL is not biased and it is not designed to sway opinions. This site is sponsored by a Missouri Storytelling Association. There are no particular software or hardware requirements. It is formatted for several browsers and it does not take a long time to load. This is a stable site and there is no fee or charge to access this information. You do not have to register to use this site. This site makes good use of the screen layout, colors and graphics. It is easy to read and navigate. It is also arranged clearly, logically, and usefully.