By now you may know that I hate writing autobiography. Even worse, I despise writing my own bio. This is something I have to do waaaaaay too often — whether for a new brochure or a web page, or in this case for a workshop I’m giving Saturday at the Sharing the Fire storytelling conference.
Bios of this sort are manipulative stories designed to impress. That said, I found the last paragraph I wrote about myself actually inspired me — which is kindof cool.
As a storyteller Mark Binder’s mission is to transmit joy.
As a writer his goal is to engage, enrapture, entertain and occasionally challenge.
As an American citizen his goal is to create a more perfect union.
I kind of like that, and I wanted to share it with you.
Thanks for reading and have an awesome day.
Did it win? Well, it’s a liars contest, so no matter what I say you probably shouldn’t believe me.
When I first started storytelling (back in the stone ages), I was amazed at 
Democracy, diversity and heroism/ American stories for all