Ellen's Voice The story above is a survival story from India. It is part of a women's project which encourages women to benefit from the work of stories. As my book, Blowing on Embers, nears publication I am beginning to speak to the media about what I mean when I talk about the work of stories. So here's my current take on it. Disasters, public and private, make us directly aware of the uncertainty of life. In a crisis or during years of struggle we are flooded with emotions while what is required of us is to think clearly and to choose possible actions. We are caught in the tension between what we can't control and what with the help of others we can effect. The work of stories is to help us prepare for what may lie ahead by strenthening our survival narratives. We do this not only by listening to the stories of others, but by choosing threads from those stories that we can weave into stories of our own.
Angur's story above is a great example of a survival story as the work of stories in progress. I hope you know ofothers which you will send to me to post.
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