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Storybook Favorites

As this class moves further in the semester, I have had the chance to see a few different Storybook projects. Below are three that especially caught my attention.

Stepmother's Prison
I've always found prison to be a fascinating story concept because of the power it has. Some consider the loss of freedom to be the punishment itself; others will consider the society of criminals to be the real punishment. Either way, this story grabs my attention because of the niche crime it appears to represent. Wicked stepmothers are a common archetype in stories, but mixing them with prisons is a somewhat different take. The blog divides the story into each inmate's tale, and it invites the reader to find out who truly deserves to be in prison.


Remains of the Dungeon Rachitova in Romania, Source: Stepmother's Prison

My first introduction to the Arabian Nights was through a Looney Tunes episode where Bugs outsmarts Daffy at every turn to keep himself safe. Little did I know at the time that this would relate to how the lady in the Arabian Nights kept herself alive for 1,001 night while telling stories. The blog catches my attention because it relates to something I was already somewhat familiar with, but I believe that it retained my attention because of the writer themselves. It was difficult to find the introduction, but the layout of the story itself is great, and I was enthralled the entire time.


Aladdin, the Genie, Sorcerer, and other Characters, Source: Aladdin the Fool

This one immediately caught my attention because it naturally stood out in comparison to all of the other tales: it was at a location that I have been to and am at all the time. It's a more interesting concept because it is not stories that are passed down by a story teller, but rather, stories that are real life accounts of students at the University. It enjoyed the layout as the author clearly partitioned the stories, and I believe that their telling of the context brings more body into the stories themselves.


Holmberg Hall, at the University of Oklahoma, Source: Ghost Stories of OU


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