Jesse Teller

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  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 10: Oral Storytelling

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 10: Oral Storytelling

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “In View of the Dead” and “The Man on the Bridge” chapters from Teardrop Road Tell the story orally Telling the story orally will help you figure out where the stresses are. When you tell a story orally, you have an audience and you can look…

  • Mestlven: Chapter 1

    Mestlven: Chapter 1

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    FESTIVAL OF THE PALE The Year of The Escape The Pale, the goddess of death, fixed her rotting eyes squarely on the city of Mestlven where grew a darkness, patient and terrible. Her murder lifted from the battlefields of Corlene to swoop and brood on Mestlven’s roofs and scream at her citizens. Enormous crows, two…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 9: Purpose

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 9: Purpose

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Beginning of My Life” and “Family” chapters from Teardrop Road Why are we telling this story?Who are we talking to?What are we trying to change?WHAT ARE WE SAYING? We are not telling stories This entire video is theatrics. And if you listen to the music,…

  • Legends of Eastgate: Chapter 1

    Legends of Eastgate: Chapter 1

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    THE SAVAGE Twenty-seven Years Before The Escape She stood bold before the window in the moonlight overlooking the street with a thin roll of aromatic tobacco in her hand and a black veil on her face. Her body was not lean. It was full and soft and tan, oiled to a shine and inviting. Her…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 8: Revision

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 8: Revision

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “The Tome” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The assignment from Class 5 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. Digging a Grave I’m not gonna…

  • Liefdom: Chapter 1

    Liefdom: Chapter 1

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    THE BIRTH OF THOMAS NARDOC Four Years Before The Escape The court wizard stood impatiently outside the queen’s chambers. He beat his fist hard against the door, as another thready scream wafted through and stumbled down the immense hall. King Phomax shouted from many rooms away, “Come back and drink with me, Ivoryfist. If she…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 7: Critiques Prep

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 7: Critiques Prep

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Home” chapter from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The short story assignment from Class 1 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of the assignment. I think we have to…

  • Seeds of Forfeit: Chapter 1

    Seeds of Forfeit: Chapter 1

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    THE FORFEIT Seven Years Before The Escape The sharp stone cut into his hand as he worked, chaffing and chapping his palm and his fingers. It took him five minutes to cut the branches with the stone, took him another ten to sharpen them. He bit into the bark and stripped the small sticks in…

  • Write Like a Gangster, Class 6: The Shadow of the Imposter

    Write Like a Gangster, Class 6: The Shadow of the Imposter

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    Hey, ho, let’s go! Reading Assignment for this class: “Billy Badass Part 1” and “Billy Badass Part 2” chapters from Teardrop Road Writing Assignment for this class: The writing assignment from Class 3 is due today. Send it to jesseteller (at) yahoo (dot) com. Remember to rate and review your performance at the bottom of…

  • Seeds of Tarako: Chapter 1

    Seeds of Tarako: Chapter 1

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    THE EXILE Ten Years Before The Escape The sun was dying a bloody, silent death behind him, casting long, crimson shadows at his feet. Those shadows climbed the helm and the banister, falling to the ship’s deck and the blood and flesh that covered it. They were close enough to shore now that seagulls came…