Laura K. Deal

Photo credit: Kevin Raeder
I’m a storyteller, writer, dream reader, and teacher with a wide variety of artistic and social interests. I love the use of juxtaposition of images and words to shake loose creative energy. I tell stories to children and adults.
You can find my storytelling and writing work here, and also check out my dream work site First Church of Metaphor!
The Name of the Tree (Awongalema)
I had the pleasure of telling a story at the Broomfield Spellbinders meeting. This is “The Name of the Tree,” a traditional tale from East

The Meta-story of The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe
One of the first picture book manuscripts I ever sent out was called The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe. From 1986-1998 I got a number of lovely,
Videos from Truth Be Told, Boulder’s Story Slam
“Tour of Duty” from the April Slam: “Rule Three: Don’t Play with Matches” from the February Grand Slam:
NCAR Holiday Market
I will be a vendor at the NCAR Holiday Market on Friday, November 11, 2016. I hope to see you there! I will have books,
“Good Lord Willin'” at Truth Be Told
Thanks to Johanna Walker and Nina Rolle for inviting me to be a featured storyteller at the September 2016 Truth Be Told! It was a