"Stories are how we connect with each other on the most fundamental human level," write the team behind Mile High Stories. They gather stories from Denver, Colorado, residents and share these rich narrative voices on the Internet. Ready for a story? Click here.

The blog Never mind the technology, where's the learning? lists "10 very obvious ways to use iPods in education." We think they're more inspired than obvious -- and useful for teachers, and parents, too. Read the post here.

"If you read for pleasure, read a lot, you will soak up writing lessons without trying," says writing coach John Rains, who publishes a blog called Notes From A Writing Coach. "After a while," he continues, "you will find yourself noticing the lessons -- beginning to see how the writer achieves the effects that make the story work." Read John's entire post here (scroll to the March 16th entry).

Michael Tangeman, who writes a blog on effective communications called Media Mindshare, says of the "relations" part of media relations: "It gets to the core of the job of media relations specialists, which is not so much to "relate" as it is to effectively "relay" the message of the organizations or individuals we represent to the media, and by extension to the public." How? Michael offers a list of tips and techniques here.

Say you're a journalist or a copywriter. Or you write novels or screenplays. Or you're an expert in your field who's working on a book. You've got deadlines to meet and bills to pay. So why would you add to your to-do list a blog -- an online journal no one pays you to write? For some very good reasons.  Continue reading...

The Church of the Customer blog, written by marketing gurus Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba, recently ran a post on the power of the company memo: "The lowly memo still has juice. Maybe more so today, thanks to social media. Several recent memos that leaped over their corporate moats illustrate three types of company communications that create waves in the word-of-mouth waters." How? Read the post here.