Author Archives: pcostello

2008 and someone from Mars visiting the USA could not help be impressed as a nation did what it had never done before-it elected a young black President. With him and his wife and their two girls- America was going … Continue reading →

Do you remember way back in 2008, the elections, Hillary and McCain and Obama. Do you? Rudy Guiliani was even running back then, for the USA, and not Ukraine. I remember watching and devouring every juicy morsel of news and … Continue reading →

“In the Republic of Stories” is a 6 month experiment to apply a narrative critical mind to the Presidential election process as it is covered by the mainstream media. What makes it distinct from the other political blogs out there … Continue reading →

In Narrative Design, We always teach that who you are is WHERE you are. And where you are is what you are IN BETWEEN. B is B because its between A and C.  And where we are is always in the middle, between where we … Continue reading →

3 Presidents Carter-Bush Snr-Ford- have in common that they were One Term Presidents- the factors in their loss include…You can score them as you go through.   -a domestic crisis that calls their leadership into question 10 -an economic downturn-job … Continue reading →

Hyenas are interesting creatures- They feed off carion. The lions might do the job on the prey and eat their fill and then, the Hyenas move in as scavengers- they can smell the carcass. The media act in the same … Continue reading →

There are three things I know about Stories. 1.Stories matter! They create power, incite wars, cause trauma, offer healing, feed despair, nourish hope. I am an evangelist for the ministry of stories, mapping their power in order to create a … Continue reading →

Statues are coming down! Richmond is roiling. Robert E. Lee, once the one untouchable ikon of the vanquished South is closer to being removed from the Avenues. Since Charlottesville, the whole monumentalizing of the Civil War has come under scrutiny. … Continue reading →