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Sarah Conover

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Sarah Conover holds a BA in comparative religions from the University of Colorado, and an MFA in creative writing from Eastern Washington University. She has worked as a television producer for PBS and Internews (an international media NGO), a social worker for Catholic Charities, a public school teacher, and taught creative writing through the community colleges of Spokane, Washington. She is the author of six books on world wisdom traditions and spirituality published by Skinner House Books, the educational publishing arm of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Her poetry, essays and interviews have been published in a variety of literary magazines and anthologies. She is a feature writer and columnist for Tricycle Magazine: the Buddhi ...more

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Sarah Conover My forthcoming book, Set Adrift: My Family's Disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle, a Mystery and a Memoir, seems to be the story of the grand mystery…moreMy forthcoming book, Set Adrift: My Family's Disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle, a Mystery and a Memoir, seems to be the story of the grand mystery of my life!(less)

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Why do you want to start an UNSTORY CORPS??!! Sounds fabulous!!

Sarah Conover The Unstory Corps! Here we go: I believe that all contention, interpersonal and intrapersonal, is the bitter fruit of storying one another. Although t…moreThe Unstory Corps! Here we go: I believe that all contention, interpersonal and intrapersonal, is the bitter fruit of storying one another. Although there’s a current zeitgeist of narrative therapy—change your story for the better and change your life for the better—that’s not exactly the lens. I’m suggesting a vision beyond the centrality of narrative in relationships.

My memoir adds up the cumulative cost of storying oneself and one another—judgments and assumptions that we believe and act upon. Stories keep us orphaned from challenging family members, peers and neighbors. Stories can fuel contempt for our partners. Stories separate us into political silos. Our own self-story, Buddhist psychologist Tara Brach notes, is all too often a “trance of unworthiness” that robs us of joy.

Can we check ourselves when we divide the world into Self and Other through stories? Frank Osteseski, author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, claims we either have stories about one another or we have intimacy. We’ve all experienced being so utterly present with another person that boundaries and stories vanish. What irretrievable opportunities for connection to friends and kin have been missed from your assumptions? What would you need to do and ask of someone who is an "Other" politically to see their humanity? How can empathy and unstorying heal our separateness? (less)

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	Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents (The Little Light of Mine Series) by Sarah Conover (Goodreads Author), Valerie Wahl 4.49 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Set Adrift: A Mystery and a Memoir – My Family's Disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle 3.89 avg rating — 76 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents 4.48 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughters of the Desert: Stories of Remarkable Women from Christian, Jewish and Muslim Traditions by Claire Rudolf Murphy (Goodreads Author), Meghan Nuttall Sayres (Goodreads Author), Mary Cronk Farrell (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chaos, Wonder The Spiritual Adventure Of Parenting: An Anthology by Sarah Conover (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tracy Springberry (Editor) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Work in Life's Garden: Writers on the Spiritual Adventure of Parenting (Little Light of Mine Series) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harmony: A Treasury of Chinese Wisdom for Children and Parents by Sarah Conover (Goodreads Author), Chen Hui, Ji Ruoxiao (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Katha Sagar, Ocean Of Stories: Hindu Wisdom for Every Age by Sarah Conover (Goodreads Author), Abhi Janamanchi, Shanthi Chandrasekar it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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